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​​​​​EUR/USD tests trendline support and GBP/USD drifts down while USD/JPY bounce stalls

​​The dollar has gained against the euro and sterling, while against the yen the greenback’s bounce has stalled.

USD/JPY Source: Bloomberg

​​​EUR/USD tests trendline support

EUR/USD dropped sharply on Thursday, giving back gains made earlier in the week, and having registered a lower high a more bearish view may prevail.

​Trendline support from the early February low now comes into play. If this is broken then the bearish view will receive further reinforcement. If the price holds trendline support then a renewed bounce above $1.095 might revive the bullish view.

EUR/USD chart Source: ProRealTime
EUR/USD chart Source: ProRealTime

​GBP/USD heads lower

​The rally of early March has given way to losses over the past week, though the GBP/USD's price remains above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) and above trendline support from the February low.

Continued declines target the 50-day SMA and then trendline support, it would require a close below $1.26 to suggest that the pullback has turned into something more bearish.

GBP/USD chart Source: ProRealTime
GBP/USD chart Source: ProRealTime

​USD/JPY bounce stalls

USD/JPY's recovery continues here, as the price bounces off the 200-day SMA after its pullback from the February highs.

A close above the 50-day SMA helps to support the bullish view, and opens the way to the February highs around ¥150.80, and then on to the ¥151.94 high from November.

USD/JPY chart Source: ProRealTime
USD/JPY chart Source: ProRealTime

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