EUR/USD Intraday Technical Analysis August 16, 2011

EUR/USD currency pair is still consolidating inside the congestion zone 1.4040 - 1.4500.

Now the pair is testing the upper limit of the bearish channel on the daily chart at 1.4475 suggesting a rebound as long as the pair is trading below 1.4480.

It's important to note that we had a bearish engulfing pattern before at level 1.4530 which will act as a strong resistance.

The full body bullish daily candlestick (at 61.8% Fibonacci level of the last swing up) is enhancing the bullish view.

We have a bullish channel on 4H chart which provided a good support for the pair at its lower limt.

Now the price is testing its upper limit suggesting a rebound as long as the pair is trading below 1.4480.

Bounce of this level will target 1.4320 - 1.4290 which may be a good LONG entry with SL 4H closure below 1.4140.