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EUR/USD Daily Outlook July 23, 2012

By Christopher Lewis
Christopher Lewis has been trading Forex and has over 20 years experience in financial markets. Chris has been a regular contributor to Daily Forex since the early days of the site. He writes about Forex for several online publications, including FX Empire, Investing.com, and his own site, aptly named The Trader Guy. Chris favours technical analysis methods to identify his trades and likes to trade equity indices and commodities as well as Forex. He favours a longer-term trading style, and his trades often last for days or weeks.

EUR/USD had a very bearish Friday, as the Spanish state of Valencia finally admitted that it needs a bailout from the Spanish federal government. While some agreements have been made for bailing out the Spanish banking system, the fact is that the bailing out of Spain itself could be on the horizon. While I don't call for it right away, the fact that one of its largest states has suddenly requested aid suggests that we are heading down that road.

With that being said, the recent bailouts and Greece were big enough problem, now we have to think about larger economy such as Spain. This is a much larger issue, and one that actually could threaten the very existence of the Euro itself. While the Euro may not disintegrate right away, or anything quite so dramatic, it does look as if major changes are going to be made in the currency. What bizarre, we simply do not know yet but it appears that the markets are finally starting to admit this.

Various levels of support destroyed

One of the most telling things about the Friday session is the fact that the candle sliced through the long wicks of three consecutive hammers, and a doji in one fell swoop. This shows massive bearish sentiment, and the fact that the candle closed the very lows doesn't bode well for the Euro either.

EURUSD Daily 72312

Because of this, I believe that the pair will continue much lower. Remember, I had pointed out recently that I saw a bearish flag that measured for a move down to the 1.215 level eventually. There is absolutely nothing in this chart, nor is there anything in the news that suggests to me that we can hit that level. Because of this, I have been short the Euro for quite some time, and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future.

All bounces in this pair should be sold in my opinion, and new lows sold as well. Every time this pair rallies, I began to think about where I can add to my core position. As for buying, I cannot envision a scenario short of the federalization of Europe itself to appease the markets for the long-term.

Christopher Lewis
About Christopher Lewis
Christopher Lewis has been trading Forex and has over 20 years experience in financial markets. Chris has been a regular contributor to Daily Forex since the early days of the site. He writes about Forex for several online publications, including FX Empire, Investing.com, and his own site, aptly named The Trader Guy. Chris favours technical analysis methods to identify his trades and likes to trade equity indices and commodities as well as Forex. He favours a longer-term trading style, and his trades often last for days or weeks.
 

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