GBP/USD bounces off short-term support line to justify bullish options market

GBP/USD extends recovery moves from two-week-old support line.
Options market turns most bullish in five weeks.
Normal RSI conditions favor buyers inside rising channel.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

GBP/USD picks up bids to 1.4152, up 0.03% intraday, ahead of Monday’s London open. In doing so, the cable pair takes clues from the upbeat risk reversals to portray recovery moves from a short-term support line.

One-month risk reversal (RR) of GBP/USD jumps to +0.150 for the week ending on May 21, 2021, per data from Reuters.

The positive figures suggest call options (bullish) are surpass the put options (bearish). Also, the RR jumped the most since mid-April, which in turn backs the GBP/USD buyers inside a six-week-old rising channel bullish chart pattern.

Given the quote’s latest rebound, backed by normal RSI conditions, 1.4200 could return to the charts. However, any further upside needs to conquer the stated channel’s upper line, around 1.4260, to keep the bulls happy.

Meanwhile, a downside break of the stated support line near 1.4140 could target the 1.4100 round-figure before directing GBP/USD sellers toward the 1.4000 psychological magnet.

Though, the pair’s downside past 1.4000 should rebound from the stated channel’s support line, around 1.3955, if not then the monthly low of 1.3801 will become the bears’ favorite.

GBP/USD four-hour chart

Trend: Bullish

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	1.4153
Today Daily Change	4 pips
Today Daily Change %	0.03%
Today daily open	1.4149

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.4016
Daily SMA50	1.39
Daily SMA100	1.3843
Daily SMA200	1.3502

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.4234
Previous Daily Low	1.4141
Previous Weekly High	1.4234
Previous Weekly Low	1.4077
Previous Monthly High	1.4009
Previous Monthly Low	1.3669
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.4176
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.4198
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.4115
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.4082
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.4022
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.4208
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.4268
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.4301

Author

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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