EURUSD—struggling with resistance

I shorted at 1.3527 yesterday and my stop is at breakeven. The pair reached a high of 1.3562 and, since then, has been struggling with resistance. On Tuesday, the high was 1.3537 so there hasn't been a great thrust upward by any means. It may reach higher in this holiday market with thinner liquidity but it's going to have to close above 1.3569 this week for things to continue to look up for this pair. 1.3543 is 50% of the move from 1.3818 to 1.3267. There is also fib confluence and polarity in the 1.35 area. So you can see it has a bit of a fight if it is to break through.

Support is at 1.3500, 1.3463, 1.3435, 1.3385 and 1.3267. Resistance is at 1.3569, 1.3633, 1.3760, and 1.3818.

Here's the three-hour chart:














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