GBP/USD Price Analysis: Pound Sterling looks vulnerable whilst below 1.2665

The Pound Sterling holds its rebound from seven-month lows against the US Dollar.
GBP/USD stays cautious ahead of Wednesday’s US CPI inflation data.
The Pound Sterling faces downside risks, as the daily RSI remains below 50.00.

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

The Pound Sterling (GBP) is trading on the back foot against the US Dollar (USD), as the GBP/USD pair manages to hold above the 1.2600 level at the start of the week on Monday.

A negative shift in risk sentiment, despite easing Middle East geopolitical tensions, weighs on the higher-yielding Pound Sterling while the US Dollar struggles for traction amid the market’s nervousness ahead of Wednesday’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.

From a short-term technical perspective, GBP/USD remains vulnerable and looks set to extend the downside break from the rising channel seen a couple of weeks ago.

The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator points lower below the midline, currently near 46.50, suggesting that risks remain skewed in favor of sellers.

Pound Sterling sellers, however, need to seek a daily candlestick closing below the horizontal 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.2587 to initiate a sustained downtrend.

The April low near 1.2540 could come to buyers' rescue then, followed by the 1.2500 round figure. Further south, the 1.2450 static support will challenge the bullish commitments.

If buyers defend the 200-day SMA at 1.2587, it could alleviate the near-term selling pressure, allowing GBP/USD to attempt a comeback toward the static resistance shy of the 1.2700 level.

GBP/USD must scale the critical confluence resistance at 1.2665 to add extra legs to the rebound toward 1.2700. The 1.2665 level is the intersection of the 100-day and 50-day SMAs.

GBP/USD: Daily chart

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2632
Today Daily Change	-0.0006
Today Daily Change %	-0.05
Today daily open	1.2638

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.268
Daily SMA50	1.2667
Daily SMA100	1.2667
Daily SMA200	1.2588

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2649
Previous Daily Low	1.2575
Previous Weekly High	1.2684
Previous Weekly Low	1.2539
Previous Monthly High	1.2894
Previous Monthly Low	1.2575
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2603
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.262
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2592
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2547
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2518
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2666
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2694
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.274

Author

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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