GBP/USD Price Analysis: Hits fresh multi-week low, bears await a break below 50-day SMA

GBP/USD dives to over a three-week low and is pressured by strong follow-through USD buying.
The technical setup favours bearish traders and supports prospects for a further near-term fall.
A move above the ascending channel support breakpoint is needed to negate the bearish bias.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The GBP/USD pair comes under intense selling pressure on Thursday and drops to over a three-week low, around the 1.2415-1.2410 region during the early North American session.

A combination of supporting factors pushes the US Dollar (USD) to a nearly two-month high, which, in turn, is seen exerting heavy downward pressure on the GBP/USD pair. Against the backdrop of expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep interest rates higher for longer, the latest optimism over the US debt ceiling remains supportive of elevated US Treasury bond yields. This, along with a softer tone around the equity markets, lends additional support to the safe-haven Greenback.

From a technical perspective, the emergence of fresh selling around the GBP/USD pair on Thursday reaffirms the recent break through the lower end of over a one-month-old ascending trend channel. Moreover, oscillators on the daily chart have started drifting in the bearish territory and add credence to the negative outlook. That said, it will be prudent to wait for some follow-through weakness below the 1.2400 mark, or the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), before placing fresh bearish bets.

The GBP/USD pair might then accelerate the downfall towards the next relevant support near the 1.2375-1.2370 region before eventually dropping to the 1.2300 mark. A convincing break below the latter will set the stage for an extension of the recent sharp retracement slide from over a one-year high, around the 1.2680 region touched earlier this month.

On the flip side, any meaningful recovery attempt might now attract fresh sellers ahead of the 1.2500 psychological mark and remain capped near the 1.2530 support-turned-resistance. That said, a sustained strength beyond could trigger a fresh bout of a short-covering and allow the GBP/USD pair to reclaim the 1.2600 round figure. The momentum could get extended further towards the 1.2625-1.2630 intermediate hurdle, above which bulls might aim to retest the YTD peak, around the 1.2680 area.

GBP/USD daily chart

Key levels to watch

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2434
Today Daily Change	-0.0053
Today Daily Change %	-0.42
Today daily open	1.2487

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2519
Daily SMA50	1.2393
Daily SMA100	1.2263
Daily SMA200	1.1966

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.251
Previous Daily Low	1.2422
Previous Weekly High	1.268
Previous Weekly Low	1.244
Previous Monthly High	1.2584
Previous Monthly Low	1.2275
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2456
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2476
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2436
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2384
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2347
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2524
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2562
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2613

Author

Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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