EURUSD Session Analysis, October 8, 2026: Broken Support Faces a London Retest
EURUSD remains below 1.12025 and 1.12147 after a 1.52 ATR decline, so bearish continuation is the lead branch. The main risk is a failed London break that repairs above 1.12147 before US jobless claims and the late Treasury auction.
BiasCautious
The four-week decline stays in control below 1.12764, while acceptance back above that swing would open a broader repair.
InvalidationRespect the level
Four-week decline remains intact below 1.12147
Price map
EURUSD H1 price mapH1 · 250 bars
Window anchored to report generation Oct 8, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC. Sidecar refreshed Oct 8, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC from MetaTrader5.
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Yesterday's call: the Range call and Neutral / Wait lean were wrong, but the 21% downside branch and its conditional short trigger fired, so the prep was partial. Last 20 scored: 40% hit, 60% partial, 0% miss.
Session Card
Day type call: Trend. The four-week decline, yesterday's H1 close below 1.12147 and 1.12025, and the failed retest from underneath confirm bearish structure, although a second trend day still needs fresh London displacement.
Lean: Neutral / Wait; conditional: short after London rejects 1.12025 to 1.12147 and completes an H1 close below 1.11888, long only after a held H1 reclaim of 1.12147 keeps 1.12025 on the retest.
Lead scenario + weight: Bearish continuation below broken support at 48%, an operative lead with a 17-point margin over post-expansion balance.
Key invalidation: A held H1 close above 1.12147 invalidates the conditional short and shifts control toward repair.
No-trade windows: No new entries from 12:00 to 13:00 UTC around US jobless claims or from 16:30 to 17:30 UTC around the 30-year Treasury auction.
ATR(14, D1): 0.00646, or 64.6 pips. The last ten completed H4 true ranges average 0.00263, or 26.3 pips.
What's different today: Wednesday broke both repair supports in one London candle and closed at 1.11951, while early Thursday trade has tested 1.12025 from underneath without reclaiming 1.12147.
Scenario Map
The decision point is London's reaction to the broken 1.12025 to 1.12147 support cluster, followed by the 12:30 UTC US jobless claims release.
Prob
48%
Bearish continuation below broken support
Trigger
London rejects 1.12025 to 1.12147, then a completed H1 candle closes below 1.11888 with a range near or above the 26.3-pip H4 average; the first retest must fail below 1.12025
Path & target
Press 1.11644, then the 1.11607 20-day low. A return above 1.12025 before a fresh low is the earliest sign that displacement failed
Invalidation
Completed H1 close above 1.12147
Base rate
priors: EURUSD breakout is the highest-base-rate setup at 63%, and swing sweeps continue about 70% of the time
Prob
31%
Post-expansion balance below resistance
Trigger
Through 12:30 UTC, probes of 1.11888 and 1.12147 return inside on the next completed hour, with no held close beyond either edge
Path & target
Rotate through 1.11951 and 1.12025, with 1.11888 and 1.12147 as the outer targets. Repeated closes on one side of 1.11951 are the earliest sign that balance is failing
Invalidation
Held H1 close below 1.11888 or above 1.12147
Base rate
priors: Range is the default after a large trend session, and sub-35-pip H4 movement marks EURUSD compression
Prob
21%
Failed break starts a full repair
Trigger
A completed H1 close above 1.12147 is followed by a retest that holds 1.12025, with enough distance left before 1.12595 trades
Path & target
Reclaim 1.12595, then test 1.12764. An H1 close back below 1.12025 is the earliest sign that the repair trigger failed
Invalidation
Completed H1 close below 1.11951
Base rate
priors: the London open has a 44% Judas roundtrip rate, so repair needs a held reclaim rather than the first upside break
Driver Stack
W1: EURUSD is extending a mature four-week decline from the 1.16537 weekly high, with four lower weekly closes and the active week still beneath the prior 1.12516 close. D1: Wednesday expanded to 98.0 pips, equal to 1.52 ATR, broke 1.12147 and 1.12025, and closed at 1.11951 in the lower third of its range. H4: The decisive London candle closed beneath both former supports, its retest failed from underneath, and the latest completed H4 close remains below 1.12025. The last ten completed H4 true ranges average 26.3 pips, so fresh expansion must confirm any second-day trend. The top-down verdict is a bearish retest beneath broken H4 support, inside a mature weekly decline and only 1.54 H4 range units above the 20-day floor.
Short-rate differential expectations, disagree with the Trend call. Today's calendar gives no fresh confirmed Fed versus ECB repricing before US jobless claims at 12:30 UTC, so rates do not independently confirm the bearish structure.
Dollar flows in aggregate, agree with the Trend call. Four lower weekly closes and Wednesday's break of two H4 supports show persistent broad-dollar pressure in EURUSD price action.
Risk tone, disagree with the Trend call. No fresh verified cross-asset headline or risk shock is available tonight, so risk tone adds no directional evidence.
Session mechanics, agree with the Trend call. London produced Wednesday's break and remains the primary ignition window. The 15:00 to 16:00 UTC overlap is still a reversal zone unless fresh US data displacement holds.
Alignment verdict: partial alignment. The weekly, daily, and H4 structure point lower, while the top rates driver lacks a fresh read and H4 movement is compressed. That supports a conditional Trend call rather than an unconditional short lean.
Session Map
Asia, 21:00 to 07:00 UTC: EURUSD has traded between 1.11888 and 1.12125, last at 1.12012. Asia has tested 1.12025 but has not reclaimed 1.12147. It can arm the balance or repair branches, but thin-session movement does not confirm either one.
London ignition, 07:00 to 09:00 UTC: This is the first decision window. Rejection of 1.12025 to 1.12147 followed by an H1 close below 1.11888 activates bearish continuation. A held H1 close above 1.12147, then a retest that keeps 1.12025, activates repair.
European follow-through, 09:00 to 12:00 UTC: A valid London break must survive its first retest. Rotation between 1.11888 and 1.12147 keeps post-expansion balance in control; an H1 move with less than 26.3 pips of range lacks the expansion override required for a Trend call.
US jobless claims blackout, 12:00 to 13:00 UTC: Initial jobless claims are scheduled at 12:30 UTC with high impact, forecast at 190 thousand versus 197 thousand previously. This window can reset the dollar leg and activate either directional scenario, so the first impulse needs a completed H1 close and retest.
New York overlap, 13:00 to 16:00 UTC: A moderate claims surprise can produce a first-move failure, while a large surprise can continue. From 15:00 to 16:00 UTC, fade an extension that returns through its trigger; do not treat a late pullback as automatic continuation.
Treasury auction window, 16:30 to 17:30 UTC: The 30-year bond auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC with high impact. A yield-led dollar move can restart continuation below 1.11888 or force repair above 1.12147, but opposite H1 closes around 1.12025 point back to balance.
Late New York, 17:30 to 21:00 UTC: Acceptance below 1.11888 keeps 1.11644 and 1.11607 in play. A close above 1.12147 transfers control to repair. No other medium or high impact EUR or USD events were reported through October 10.
No-Trade Conditions
Open no new position from 12:00 to 13:00 UTC around US jobless claims or from 16:30 to 17:30 UTC around the 30-year Treasury auction. Wait for the first completed H1 close after each event and require the matching retest.
Stand aside if the first two completed London H1 candles remain between 1.11888 and 1.12147 with a combined range below 0.5 H4 average, about 13.1 pips. The lead branch is only 48%, so compressed trade without an edge reaction is a low-opportunity session.
Do not sell the first touch below 1.11888 or buy the first touch above 1.12147. Both branches require a completed close and a failed or held retest.
Stand aside if spreads exceed twice their normal liquid-session level, an event candle gaps across a trigger, or two consecutive H1 candles close on opposite sides of 1.12025 after a release.
What to Watch — Invalidation
London rejects 1.12147 and closes below 1.11888 with fresh expansion: Keep bearish continuation first. A completed H1 close back above 1.12147 invalidates that branch.
Price tests 1.11644 but cannot close below it, then reclaims 1.11951: Cut continuation weight and raise balance. A later H1 close below 1.11644 restores the downside path toward 1.11607.
Price reclaims 1.12147 and holds 1.12025 on the retest: Raise repair above balance toward 1.12595. A completed H1 close below 1.11951 invalidates that reweighting.
The 12:30 UTC claims move breaks an edge, then reverses through 1.12025 within one hour: Treat the first move as a trap. A second completed H1 close beyond 1.11888 or 1.12147 is required before restoring a directional branch.
