A new week, month, and quarter begins with the GBP/USD resuming its losses. What levels should we watch out for?
The Technical Confluences Indicator shows that the pair is nearing a strong support line at 1.3152. This is the convergence of the potent Fibonacci 23.6% one-month, the Simple Moving Average 10-4h, the Bolinger Band one-hour Lower (Stdv. 2.2), the Fibonacci 38.2% one-week, and the BB 1h-Middle.
If the pair loses that critical cushion, the next level to watch is 1.3057 which is the confluence of the one-month low and the one-week low as well as the Bolinger Band one-hour Lower. Before hitting 1.3000, there is one more notable support area at around 1.3020 which is the meeting point of the Pivot Points one-day Support 2 and the one-month Support 1.
On the topside, cable will find it hard to recover. 1.3215 is where the Fibonacci 38.2 one-month, the 4h-high, the one-day high, and the SMA 50=4h converge. There are additional lines of resistance at 1.3200 defending the region.
Further up, 1.3248 is notable for the Bollinger Band one-hour Upper. Much higher, 1.3317 is the confluence level of the Pivot Point one-day Resistance 2, the Fibonacci 61.8% one-month, and the SMA 200-4h.
The pair is trading within a range of many technical levels, but those on the top are stronger than those on the bottom.
This is how it looks on the tool:
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