GBP/USD Price Analysis: Buyers defends 1.3750 below 100-day SMA

GBP/USD edges higher on the first trading day of the week in the Asian trading hours.
The pair faces strong resistance near 1.3850 below the bearish sloping line.
MACD signals sideways momentum with the underlying neutral sentiment.

Rekha Chauhan Independent Analyst

GBP/USD trades cautiously on Monday following the previous session's decline. The pair stayed in a narrow range band with an upside bias. At the time of writing, GBP/USD is trading at 1.3763,up 0.08% for the day.

GBP/USD daily chart

On the daily chart, the GBP/USD pair has been in the continuous downward trend since the high made on July 30 at 1.3983. The descending trendline from the mentioned level acts as a strong barrier for GBP/USD. Further, the spot trades below the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.3792, which strengthen the current downside momentum.

If the pair sustains the intraday high it could go back to test the psychological 1.3800 mark, breaking above the 100-day SMA. A successful break of the 100-day SMA could pave way for the 1.3850 horizontal resistance level.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator holds above the midline. Any uptick in the MACD could bring more upside momentum for the spot. The bulls would approach the psychological 1.3900 level in that case.

Alternatively, a break below the intraday’s low would result in the continuation of the prevailing trend with the first downside target at Tuesday’s low of 1.3723 followed by the 1.3700 horizontal support zone.

Next, the bears would not mind taking out the low made on October 14 at 1.3655.

GBP/USD additional levels

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.3762
Today Daily Change	0.0007
Today Daily Change %	0.05
Today daily open	1.3755

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.3645
Daily SMA50	1.3712
Daily SMA100	1.38
Daily SMA200	1.385

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.3815
Previous Daily Low	1.3736
Previous Weekly High	1.3834
Previous Weekly Low	1.3709
Previous Monthly High	1.3913
Previous Monthly Low	1.3412
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.3766
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.3785
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.3722
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.369
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.3644
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.3801
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.3848
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.388

Author

Rekha Chauhan

Independent Analyst

Rekha Chauhan has been working as a content writer and research analyst in the forex and equity market domain for over two years.

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