Price action on EUR/USD, a daily chart of which is shown, has made a marked breakdown of a bearish continuation flag pattern that previously appeared to be on the verge of becoming invalidated. After the false upside tests of last week (which reached up to the key 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the initial downtrend run), price dropped substantially to break the flag to the downside, fulfilling the pattern’s customary role as a trend continuation formation. For more technical analysis on this currency pair, please click here for Wednesday’s (1/20/2010) Chart of the Day.
- James Chen, CTA, CMT
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