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GBP/USD Price Analysis: Slips to fresh lows of the day at around the 1.2360 area

  • GBP/USD was rejected at 1.2400 for the fifth straight day as traders brace for a busy calendar.
  • The US Federal Reserve and Bank of England monetary policy decisions, are looming and would keep investors at bay.
  • GBP/USD Price Analysis: Sideways, trapped within the 1.2340-1.2430 range.

GBP/USD losses ground in the New York session, ahead of a busy week in the global economic docket, with major central banks hosting monetary policy decisions. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to raise rates by 25 bps, while the Bank of England (BoE) would likely lift rates by 50 bps, with analysts estimating that after February’s decision, the BoE would pause. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.2367.

GBP/USD Price Analysis: Technical outlook

Consolidation is the game’s name in the case of the GBP/USD failing to break above/below the top/bottom of the 1.2430/1.2344. Even though it’s sliding to a fresh day’s low at 1.2367, it would keep range-trading in the previously mentioned area. However, the GBP/USD is closing into a 13-day upslope support trendline, which, once cleared, the GBP/USD could tumble to the 1.2300 figure, followed by the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2277.

As an alternate scenario, the GBP/USD’s reclaiming 1.2400, then the GBP/USD could rally towards the 1.2500 area, but on its way north, it would need to face the December 14 high of 1.2446.

Oscillators like the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Rate of Change (RoC) suggest further downside is expected.

GBP/USD Key Technical Levels

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.2358
Today Daily Change-0.0033
Today Daily Change %-0.27
Today daily open1.2391
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.2226
Daily SMA501.2163
Daily SMA1001.1766
Daily SMA2001.1963
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.2419
Previous Daily Low1.2346
Previous Weekly High1.2448
Previous Weekly Low1.2263
Previous Monthly High1.2447
Previous Monthly Low1.1992
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.2374
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.2391
Daily Pivot Point S11.2351
Daily Pivot Point S21.2312
Daily Pivot Point S31.2278
Daily Pivot Point R11.2425
Daily Pivot Point R21.2459
Daily Pivot Point R31.2498

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Christian Borjon Valencia

Christian Borjon began his career as a retail trader in 2010, mainly focused on technical analysis and strategies around it. He started as a swing trader, as he used to work in another industry unrelated to the financial markets.

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