EUR/USD is trading in the upper half of its daily range around 1.1330 in the early American session on Thursday. The data from the US showed that the weekly Initial Jobless Claims increased to 222K from 194K but market participants paid no attention to this reading ahead of Friday's November jobs report.
The EUR/USD pair is technically neutral, with the downside limited in the near term by a Fib support level at 1.1305, the 23.6% retracement of the November slide. The 4-hour chart shows that keeps advancing, now a handful of pips above the 50 SMA, while the pair hovers in between.
A bullish inverted head and shoulders pattern continue to project an incoming move towards the 1.137 level. EUR/USD traders could start to book some profits if the pair reaches the patterns upside objective.
Meanwhile, technical indicators have lost directional strength but hold within positive levels with bullish divergence formation.Bulls may have a chance if the pair overcomes the next Fibonacci resistance level at 1.1380.
Support levels: 1.1305 1.1260 1.1210
Resistance levels: 1.1380 1.1425 1.1470