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​​​EUR/USD, EUR/GBP and GBP/USD return from quiet Thanksgiving trading​​​

​​​EUR/USD, EUR/GBP and GBP/USD little changed after quiet Thanksgiving trading and now look forward to Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls.​​

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​​​EUR/USD recovers further still

EUR/USD continues to sideways trade in a tight range above its November $1.0333 low whilst staying below its 20 November $1.061 high. While it caps, the medium-term downtrend remains intact.

​Minor support sits at the mid-November $1.0497 low.

​​​EUR/USD daily chart

EUR/USD chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/USD chart Source: TradingView.com

​EUR/GBP slips

EUR/GBP slides towards its 22 November £0.8269 low. Below it lies the November trough at £0.826, a level last traded in April 2022.

​The 55-day simple moving average (SMA) at £0.8345 continues to act as minor resistance. A rise above it would target last week's high at £0.8375 as well as the late August low at £0.84.

​EUR/GBP daily chart

EUR/GBP chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/GBP chart Source: TradingView.com

​GBP/USD recovery loses momentum

GBP/USD's recovery from its November six-month low at $1.2488 has so far taken it to $1.275. Further up meanders the 200-day SMA at $1.2818.

​Support can be spotted at the mid-November $1.2597 low.

​GBP/USD daily chart

GBP/USD chart Source: TradingView.com
GBP/USD chart Source: TradingView.com

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