GBP/USD: Cable needs a close above 1.3000 to turn bullish now [Video]

Richard Perry Independent Analyst

GBP/USD

Cable has been trending lower for nearly four weeks now. This trend has formed lower highs and lower lows, and turned a bullish medium term outlook into a neutral one. As there has been an early tick higher this morning, we see that this downtrend is being tested and is close to being broken. This is coming as the selling pressure has just paused in recent sessions and Cable has formed a number of consecutive neutral to slightly positive candles. However, consolidation breaking a downtrend is not bullish, it is just questioning the pace of the corrective move. There is a pivot around 1.2860 which needs to be broken for an improving outlook to take hold. Momentum indicators are still in their corrective configuration and suggest that near term rallies are still going to struggle. We still prefer to position for pressure on 1.2650/1.2670 support, where a close below would turn the market decisively corrective. It would need a close above 1.3000 to turn Cable bullish now.

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Richard Perry

Independent Analyst

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