EUR/GBP jumps to highs in over a month as bulls take charge

The EUR/GBP is trading near 0.8695 showing an uptick of 0.25%.
Positive signals of the daily RSI and the rising trend in MACD's histogram allude to an increasing buying drive.
Bull strength is palpable from the pair's position defiantly above the main SMAs.
Four-hour chart indicators hint at diminished bullish momentum.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

In Thursday's session, the EUR/GBP is trading at 0.8695, posting a modest gain of 0.25%. The daily chart indicates a bullish trend with the buyers firmly in control, gaining valuable ground. However, the four-hour chart suggests a slight stagnation as the indicators have turned flat, and the earlier bullish momentum has noticeably eased off.

Looking at the daily chart indicators, the positive inclination in the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the upward trend of the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) with its increasing green histogram hint towards a dominant buying momentum. The overall bullish bias is further confirmed by the pair's position above its 20-day, 100-day, and 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs).

Shifting the focus to the shorter time frame, the four-hour chart paints a contrasting picture. Following a period of bullish momentum, indicators have leveled off, and the buying sentiment seems to have cooled down a bit. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the four-hour chart is flat but remains in positive territory, suggesting a slight slowdown in the buying momentum. Similarly, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) shows green bars that are rising, yet the bullish momentum appears to have waned.

Support Levels: 0.8675, 0.8665 (200-day SMA), 0.8640 (100-day SMA).
Resistance Levels: 0.8700, 0.8750, 0.8800.

EUR/GBP daily chart

EUR/GBP

Overview
Today last price	0.8692
Today Daily Change	0.0015
Today Daily Change %	0.17
Today daily open	0.8677

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.8616
Daily SMA50	0.8671
Daily SMA100	0.8642
Daily SMA200	0.8657

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.8699
Previous Daily Low	0.8667
Previous Weekly High	0.8686
Previous Weekly Low	0.8592
Previous Monthly High	0.8766
Previous Monthly Low	0.8614
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.8687
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.8679
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.8663
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.8649
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.8632
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.8695
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.8713
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.8727

Author

Patricio Martín

FXStreet

Patricio is an economist from Argentina passionate about global finance and understanding the daily movements of the markets.

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