GBP/USD Elliott Wave Analysis

GBP/USD – 1.2759

GBP/USD – Wave 4 is unfolding as an (A)-(B)-(C) and could have ended at 1.7192

Although cable did resume recent decline and fell to as low as 1.2589, the subsequent rebound has deferred our bearishness and further consolidation above said support would be seen, however, as long as resistance at 1.2818 holds, bearishness remains for the fall from 1.3048 top to resume after initial sideways trading, below 1.2650-55 would signal the rebound from 1.2589 has ended, bring retest of this level. Once this support is penetrated, this would extend the aforesaid fall for retracement of recent upmove to 1.2550, having said that, reckon downside would be limited to 1.2500 and price should stay above 1.2440-50. 

Our preferred count on the daily chart is that cable's rebound from 1.3500 (wave (A) trough) is unfolding as a wave (B) with A ended at 1.7043, followed by triangle wave B and wave C as well as wave (B) has possibly ended at 1.7192, below support at 1.4232 would add credence to this count, then further fall to 1.4000 level would follow but reckon downside would be limited to 1.3655 support and price should stay above previous support at 1.3500.

On the upside, expect recovery to be limited and as long as said resistance at 1.2818 holds, prospect of another decline remains. Above 1.2885-90 would suggest low is possibly formed, bring a stronger rebound towards resistance at 1.2978 which is likely to hold from here. Looking ahead, only a break above 1.2978 would signal the correction from 1.3048 top has ended, bring retest of tis level later. A break above there would extend recent upmove from 1.1986 low to 1.3140-50 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement of 1.5018-1.1986) and possibly 1.3200.

Recommendation: Hold short entered at 1.2800 for 1.2550 with stop above 1.2800.

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Longer term - Cable's rise from 1.0520 (Feb 1985) to 2.0100 (September 1992) is seen as [A], the decline to 1.3682 is labeled as (B) and (C) wave rally has ended at 2.1162 (9 Nov, 2007) which is also the top of larger degree wave B with circle. The selloff from there is a 5-waver with wave (A) ended at 1.3500 (23 Jan 2009), wave (B) itself is labeled as A: 1.6733, triangle wave B: 1.4813 and wave C as well as top of wave (B) ended at 1.7192 (2014), hence the selloff from there is an impulsive wave (C) with wave I : 1.4566, wave II 1.5930, an extended wave III is unfolding and already exceeded our downside target at 1.3500 and 1.3000, hence weakness to 1.2500 and possibly 1.2000 cannot be ruled out, however, price should stay well above psychological level at 1.0000.

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