GBP/USD Price Analysis: Retreats towards 1.2050 inside weekly triangle

GBP/USD snaps two-day winning streak with mild losses.
Another failure to cross 200-SMA triggers pullback inside one-week-old symmetrical triangle.
Firmer oscillators, 1.2000 psychological magnet challenge the Cable bears.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

GBP/USD begins 2023 on a back foot as it prints mild losses near 1.2080 during the early hours of Monday. In doing so, the Cable pair justifies the previous day’s failure to cross the 200-SMA inside a one-week-old symmetrical triangle formation.

That said, the 200-SMA level, around 1.2100 by the press time, precedes the stated triangle’s upper line near 1.2110 to restrict short-term advances of the GBP/USD prices.

It’s worth noting, however, that the bullish MACD signals and the firmer RSI (14), not overbought, join the 1.2000 psychological magnet to limit the Cable pair’s immediate downside.

Hence, the GBP/USD may remain uninteresting between 1.2110 and 1.2000.

That said, the previous support line from November 17, close to 1.2225 at the latest, adds to the upside filters before giving control to the GBP/USD bulls.

In that case, the quote could challenge December’s peak of 1.2446, a break of which could help the bulls to aim for a May 2022 high of around 1.2665.

On the flip side, a clear downside break of the 1.2000 threshold may direct the GBP/USD bears towards the late November swing low of 1.1900 before highlighting the mid-November swing low near 1.1760.

GBP/USD: Four-hour chart

Trend: Limited downside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	1.2077
Today Daily Change	-0.0013
Today Daily Change %	-0.11%
Today daily open	1.209

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2158
Daily SMA50	1.1906
Daily SMA100	1.1667
Daily SMA200	1.2046

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2108
Previous Daily Low	1.201
Previous Weekly High	1.2126
Previous Weekly Low	1.2002
Previous Monthly High	1.2447
Previous Monthly Low	1.1992
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.207
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2047
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.203
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.1971
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.1933
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2128
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2167
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2226

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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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