GBP/USD Awaits Bearish ABC Wave Pattern

Chris Svorcik Elite CurrenSea

The GBP/USD seems to have completed a 5 wave (orange) pattern in wave A (green) and the Cable could now be ready for a bearish correction within wave B (green). The 50% Fibonacci retracement level is the expected reversal spot for a bullish continuation in wave C of wave W (blue).

GBP/USD

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The GBP/USD is building a bullish channel and an immediate break above 1.30 could indicate that a bearish correction is not likely to take place. A bullish break could see price move up to 1.3250. But for the moment though a bullish bounce could take place at the 23.6% Fib for a short rally and then a wave down.

1 hour

The GBP/USD could struggle to break above the Fibonacci retracement levels of wave B vs A (orange). A bearish bounce at the 61.8% Fib level seems the most likely at the moment and could fall down to the 50% Fib of wave B vs A, which could be a bullish bouncing spot.

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Chris Svorcik

Elite CurrenSea

Experience Chris Svorcik has co-founded Elite CurrenSea in 2014 together with Nenad Kerkez, aka Tarantula FX. Chris is a technical analyst, wave analyst, trader, writer, educator, webinar speaker, and seminar speaker of the financial markets.

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