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GBP/USD Price Analysis: Sellers look for entry below 1.2355

  • GBP/USD registers modest gains inside a short-term ascending triangle.
  • 100-HMA adds strength to the triangle’s support.
  • 1.2485/90 acts as an additional upside barrier.

Despite recently declining from 1.2400 to 1.2380, GBP/USD remains inside a short-term ascending triangle formation amid the Asian session on Thursday. The repeated failures to cross 1.2485/90 resistance area, including March 12 low and March 27 high, portrays the Cable pair’s weakness. Even so, the triangle support and 100-HMA restrict the pair’s immediate declines.

Should there be a clear break below 1.2355 key support confluence, March 27 low near 1.2145, followed by 1.2125, will quickly appear on the bears’ radar.

During the pair’s additional weakness past-1.2125, 200-HMA near 1.2055 and 1.2000 will be the key to watch.

Alternatively, 1.2425 can act as the immediate resistance line to question the buyers in a case of the quote’s pullback, a break of which will extend recovery moves towards the triangle’s upper line, currently close to 1.2465.

If at all the bulls manage to cross 1.2465, they can again confront 1.2485/90 area that holds the gate for the pair’s rise towards 200-day SMA, at 1.2665 now, on the daily chart.

GBP/USD hourly chart

Trend: Pullback expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price1.2382
Today Daily Change-35 pips
Today Daily Change %-0.28%
Today daily open1.2417
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.2314
Daily SMA501.2713
Daily SMA1001.2878
Daily SMA2001.2667
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.2471
Previous Daily Low1.2244
Previous Weekly High1.2486
Previous Weekly Low1.1447
Previous Monthly High1.3201
Previous Monthly Low1.1412
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.2384
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.2331
Daily Pivot Point S11.2283
Daily Pivot Point S21.215
Daily Pivot Point S31.2056
Daily Pivot Point R11.2511
Daily Pivot Point R21.2605
Daily Pivot Point R31.2738

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Anil Panchal

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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