📍1. TECHNICAL CONTEXT
EUR/USD is trading around 1.1405, inside an ascending channel and right within a supply zone (1.1370–1.1470), which already triggered a rejection on April 16. Price action currently shows hesitation, with three consecutive candles at the top of the channel and RSI divergence, suggesting a loss of bullish momentum after an overextension.
The bullish trendline from April remains intact and validated, but the upside is narrowing. Likely scenario: bullish exhaustion followed by a pullback towards 1.1270–1.1220, with a potential retest of both the trendline and the lower boundary of the channel.
📊2. COT REPORT (USD & EUR) – Updated to May 20
USD Index: Non-Commercials added +2,044 net longs, but also +1,975 new shorts. Open Interest rose by +2,207 → a more active market, but still mixed. Net exposure remains neutral to slightly bearish for the dollar.
EURO FX: Non-Commercials cut -3,587 longs and added +6,814 shorts, while Commercials increased longs by +16,796. Speculative funds are gradually shifting short on the Euro, while Commercials continue to hedge long.
→ Combined read: Large speculators are reducing their Euro exposure and staying cautious on the Dollar. Short-term pressure on EUR/USD remains bearish, though no macro reversal yet.
📉3. SENTIMENT & POSITIONING
Retail sentiment shows 71% of traders are short EUR/USD — a classically contrarian signal. However, price is now sitting in a liquidity cluster where smart money might exploit a final squeeze before a real reversal.
Market depth shows strong imbalance, with long orders stacked above current price — suggesting potential stop hunt already triggered or about to fade.
🧭4. SEASONALITY
Historically, May is a bearish month for EUR/USD: -0.0079 on 20-year average, and -0.0163 on 10-year average. Seasonality supports late May weakness and potential downside continuation into early June.
✅ TRADING OUTLOOK
📌 Primary Bias: short-term corrective bearish, waiting for clearer reversal signals.
📌 Key Reaction Zone: 1.1400–1.1470 → structural short area, already tested.
📌 Bearish Target: 1.1270 > 1.1210 (golden pocket + trendline confluence)
📌 Setup invalidation: daily close above 1.1470 with volume → possible extension to 1.1550/1.1580
📌 Macro support: Commercials remain long on the Euro → underlying structure still bullish, but too early to fade short-term bearish momentum.
EUR/USD is trading around 1.1405, inside an ascending channel and right within a supply zone (1.1370–1.1470), which already triggered a rejection on April 16. Price action currently shows hesitation, with three consecutive candles at the top of the channel and RSI divergence, suggesting a loss of bullish momentum after an overextension.
The bullish trendline from April remains intact and validated, but the upside is narrowing. Likely scenario: bullish exhaustion followed by a pullback towards 1.1270–1.1220, with a potential retest of both the trendline and the lower boundary of the channel.
📊2. COT REPORT (USD & EUR) – Updated to May 20
USD Index: Non-Commercials added +2,044 net longs, but also +1,975 new shorts. Open Interest rose by +2,207 → a more active market, but still mixed. Net exposure remains neutral to slightly bearish for the dollar.
EURO FX: Non-Commercials cut -3,587 longs and added +6,814 shorts, while Commercials increased longs by +16,796. Speculative funds are gradually shifting short on the Euro, while Commercials continue to hedge long.
→ Combined read: Large speculators are reducing their Euro exposure and staying cautious on the Dollar. Short-term pressure on EUR/USD remains bearish, though no macro reversal yet.
📉3. SENTIMENT & POSITIONING
Retail sentiment shows 71% of traders are short EUR/USD — a classically contrarian signal. However, price is now sitting in a liquidity cluster where smart money might exploit a final squeeze before a real reversal.
Market depth shows strong imbalance, with long orders stacked above current price — suggesting potential stop hunt already triggered or about to fade.
🧭4. SEASONALITY
Historically, May is a bearish month for EUR/USD: -0.0079 on 20-year average, and -0.0163 on 10-year average. Seasonality supports late May weakness and potential downside continuation into early June.
✅ TRADING OUTLOOK
📌 Primary Bias: short-term corrective bearish, waiting for clearer reversal signals.
📌 Key Reaction Zone: 1.1400–1.1470 → structural short area, already tested.
📌 Bearish Target: 1.1270 > 1.1210 (golden pocket + trendline confluence)
📌 Setup invalidation: daily close above 1.1470 with volume → possible extension to 1.1550/1.1580
📌 Macro support: Commercials remain long on the Euro → underlying structure still bullish, but too early to fade short-term bearish momentum.
📈 Nicola | EdgeTradingJourney
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Documenting my path to $1M in prop capital through real trading, discipline, and analysis.
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📈 Nicola | EdgeTradingJourney
Documenting my path to $1M in prop capital through real trading, discipline, and analysis.
Documenting my path to $1M in prop capital through real trading, discipline, and analysis.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.