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EUR/USD: euro tested SBB’s resistance
2019-11-11 • Updated
Technical levels: support – 1.1850, 1.1830; resistance – 1.1890, 1.1940.
Trade recommendations:
- Buy — 1.1850; SL — 1.1830; TP1 — 1.1890; TP2 – 1.1940.
Reason: bearish Ichimoku Cloud with rising Senkou Span A; a strong golden cross of Tenkan-sen and Kijun-se with rising Tenkan-sen and Kijun-sen; the prices are under Senkou Span B and will try to breakout.
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