GBP/USD Analysis: risks ending consolidation
|“There is still scope for further upside in the near term. The long-term downtrend currently stands at approximately 1.35 and it is still possible that we could see that tested before the dollar begins to reassert itself.”
– Charles Stanley (based on PoundSterlingLive)
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Pair’s Outlook
Even though the Cable failed to behave in accordance with expectations yesterday, the consolidation trend still remained intact. Overall, the situation did not change since Wednesday, as the Pound is still required to experience another leg down in order for the trend to continue its existence. The same supports and resistance are in play and technical indicators keep suggesting the GBP/USD pair is to appreciate, meaning that a bullish development is also more than possible, which would, this time, fully break the consolidation trend. However, solid gains beyond 1.3030 are also doubtful due to the absence of a strong market mover. -
Traders’ Sentiment
There are 52% of traders being short the Sterling against the US Dollar today, while the portion of buy orders inched down from 56 to 52% in the last 24 hours.
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