EUR/USD Intraday Technical Analysis & Trade Recommendation January 9, 2012

EUR/USD is having a downtrend making lower highs & lows inside the marked bearish channel.

Today, After recording a low at 1.2666 the pair shows some bullish power presented in the 4H hammer candlestick & the following bullish candlesticks.

This indicates retracement and profit taking. However, we focus on short opportunities in this downtrend.

The pair has a strong resistance level at 1.2860 which is 50% Fibonacci level of the swing between 1.3080-1.2666, last week's low & Last January's low also.

So this gives a good short entry at 1.2860 with TP at with TP at 1.2805, 1.2757, 1.2705 & 1.2630.

SL should be 4H closure above 1.2965.