{"id":260145,"date":"2026-01-18T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=260145"},"modified":"2026-01-17T21:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:57:16","slug":"eurusd-bears-need-follow-through-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/analysis\/eurusd-bears-need-follow-through-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"EURUSD Bears Need Follow-through Selling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: EURUSD Forex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>EURUSD <\/strong>bears need follow-through selling below the 20-week EMA and the November 5 low to demonstrate control. Bulls want the 20-week EMA to act as support, followed by at least a small sideways-to-up leg to retest the December 24 high. Bulls want a higher low relative to November 5 or a double bottom bull flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EURUSD Forex market <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <em>Weekly<\/em> EURUSD chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Weekly-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Bull-Flag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Weekly-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Bull-Flag-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"EURUSD Weekly - Bears Need FT Selling, Bulls Want Bull Flag, EURUSD Bears Need Follow-through Selling\" class=\"wp-image-260282\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Weekly-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Bull-Flag-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Weekly-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Bull-Flag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Weekly-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Bull-Flag-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Weekly-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Bull-Flag-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Weekly-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Bull-Flag.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This week\u2019s EURUSD candlestick was a bear bar closing near its low, with a long tail above, and closed below the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/weekly-eurusd-pullback-to-the-20-week-ema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bears could produce follow-through selling below the 20-week EMA, or whether buyers would step in after the pullback below the 7-bar bull microchannel to retest the December 24 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market traded higher early in the week but lacked sustained follow-through buying, then moved sideways to down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls retested the prior trend extreme high (September 17), forming a lower high on December 24.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current move as a pullback forming another leg in a developing wedge bull flag (first two legs: August 1 and November 5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the pullback to remain weak and sideways, with limited follow-through selling (overlapping candlesticks and long tails below bars).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls want the 20-week EMA to act as support, followed by at least a small sideways-to-up leg to retest the December 24 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls want a higher low relative to November 5 or a double bottom bull flag.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears want the upper third of the multi-year trading range to act as resistance, maintaining a lower high relative to the January 2021 high, which remains the case so far.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears view the December 24 pullback as a retest of the prior trend extreme high and want a lower high major trend reversal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears need strong consecutive bear bars breaking well below the 20-week EMA and the November 5 low to demonstrate control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market has been in a 31-week trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Until there is a clear breakout with strong follow-through, traders may continue to Buy Low, Sell High (BLSH), buying near the lower third and selling near the upper third of the range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market is trading near the middle of the range, which often acts as a balance area and magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will monitor whether bears generate further follow-through selling below the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the pullback stall around the 20-week EMA in the weeks ahead instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, the pullback is likely minor unless there is a strong breakout below the August 1 low.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <em>Daily<\/em> EURUSD chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Daily-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-Bears-Need-FT-Selling.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Daily-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"EURUSD Daily - Bulls Want Wedge BF, Bears Need FT Selling\" class=\"wp-image-260283\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Daily-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Daily-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Daily-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Daily-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/EURUSD-Daily-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-Bears-Need-FT-Selling.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EURUSD traded higher on Monday to test the 20-day EMA, followed by a second leg sideways to down for the remainder of the week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/weekly-eurusd-pullback-to-the-20-week-ema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bears could get further follow-through selling toward the November 5 low; if there were a pullback, they would see whether bears could form a strong second leg sideways to down, or whether bulls could produce consecutive strong bull bars reversing far above the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears see the December 24 rally as a retest of the prior trend extreme high and got a reversal from a lower high major trend reversal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want a reversal from a double top bear flag (October 1 and December 24), followed by a sideways-to-down leg to retest the August 1 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The selloff from the December 24 high is in a tight bear channel, indicating persistent selling; bears therefore expect at least a small second leg sideways to down after a pullback, which occurred this week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades higher, bears want a lower high relative to the December 24 high. They want either the January 12 or January 6 highs to act as resistance, forming a double top bear flag with the pullback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears need strong consecutive bear bars closing near their lows and breaking well below the August 1 low to increase the odds of a successful reversal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls got a retest of the prior leg extreme high (September 17), forming a lower high on December 24.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current move as another leg in a developing wedge bull flag (first two legs: August 1 and November 5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls want the pullback to form a higher low or a double bottom bull flag relative to the November 5 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current leg as forming three pushes and therefore a wedge (January 5, January 9, and January 16) and hope to get at least a small retest of the December 24 high, even if it forms a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls need strong consecutive bull bars trading above the 20-day EMA to show control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EURUSD has been in a 156-day trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Until there is a strong breakout with sustained follow-through, traders may continue to Buy Low, Sell High (BLSH), buying near the lower third and selling near the upper third of the range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market is trading near the middle of the range, which often acts as a balance area and magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will watch whether bears can get further follow-through selling toward the November 5 low; if there is a pullback, they will see whether the January 12 or January 6 highs act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will bulls produce consecutive strong bull bars reversing far above the 20-day EMA instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, the pullback appears minor unless there is a strong breakout below the August 1 low.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market analysis reports archive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access all weekend reports on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/blog\/analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Market Analysis<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market Overview: EURUSD Forex The EURUSD bears need follow-through selling below the 20-week EMA and the November 5 low to demonstrate control. 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