EUR/USD Breakout through 1.2900 and Intraday Set Ups to Watch

When I wake up to see the U.S. Dollar Index down over 40 ticks and the Dow not responding (early before the Wall Street open) it gets my attention and I immediately look to the euro for the scoop. The euro is the driver here and the better-than-expected German IFO Business Climate release coupled with an optimistic Mario Draghi has set the tone for this Friday’s session.

The 4:00am EST candle on the EUR/USD tells the story…

With the volatility of the candle digesting simultaneously Draghi’s speech in Frankfurt and German IFO Business Climate, the EUR/USD continues the climb that began early on the 21st.

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I’m looking intraday for opportunities to buy on pullbacks but I am also aware that the daily EUR/USD has no clear Directional Bias…it’s still in a chop and while it’s chopping well north of the 200DMA I am hesitant to commit to longer-term time frames despite how tempting it may be.

The daily EUR/USD is still choppy despite today’s rapid climb through 1.2900. The 1.3000 major psychological level may be the place where bears make their stand as the week ends but this resistance could be exactly what shorter-term, intraday bulls need to get a pullback on time frames like the 60, 30, and 15-minute charts.

The challenge with any accelerated move like the one in the EUR/USD today is that it could lead to a pronounced correction. With that in mind I have three places to consider for a long entry on a pullback/profit taking. The 15-minute would be best for a shallow correction and it sets up a buy at 1.2955. The 30-minute  is not far behind with support at 1.29040 so I would get long with 1/4 to 1/3 of my overall position size at 1.2955 and then enter the remainder at 1.2940. However I would keep a tighter stop because if the 1.2950 break causes prices to tumble lower, the 60-minute is better poised to catch that fall. The 60-minute would trigger a swing buy at 1.2914 and 1.2905. No one knows just how much the EUR/USD will correct to the downside but I am always cautious after a strong move like today’s.

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