GBP/USD Price Analysis: Stays pressured below 1.3700 as MACD teases bears

GBP/USD holds lower ground after printing the heaviest daily fall in a month.
Clear break of 50-DMA, monthly ascending trend line favor sellers.
Key Fibonacci retracements, October’s high add to the upside filters.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

GBP/USD remains depressed around a fortnight low, despite refraining to break Friday’s low surrounding 1.3670. In doing so, the cable pair keeps the previous day’s downside break of 50-DMA, as well as 50% Fibonacci retracement (Fibo.) of July-September downside, during the initial Asian session on Monday.

In addition to the 50-DMA break, a clear south-run past an ascending trend line from late September and MACD conditions also keep the pair sellers hopeful.

Hence, the quote’s further weakness towards early October levels surrounding 1.3650 becomes imminent. However, August month’s low around the 1.3600 round figure and the mid-October’s swing bottom near 1.3570 may challenge the GBP/USD bears afterward.

Should the quote drop past 1.3570, 23.6% Fibo. near 1.3545 will be in the spotlight.

Meanwhile, 50% Fibonacci retracement level and 50-DMA, respectively around 1.3700 and 1.3715, question the GBP/USD pair’s corrective pullback.

Following that, the 61.8% Fibo. and the support-turned-resistance line, 1.3765 and 1.3825 in that order, will precede the last month’s peak of 1.3833 to stop the pair buyers.

To sum up, GBP/USD bears tighten the grips after Friday’s firmer signal towards the south.

GBP/USD: Daily chart

Trend: Further weakness expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	1.3687
Today Daily Change	0.0000
Today Daily Change %	0.00%
Today daily open	1.3687

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.3698
Daily SMA50	1.3715
Daily SMA100	1.3781
Daily SMA200	1.3852

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.3801
Previous Daily Low	1.3668
Previous Weekly High	1.3829
Previous Weekly Low	1.3668
Previous Monthly High	1.3913
Previous Monthly Low	1.3412
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.3719
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.375
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.3637
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.3586
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.3504
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.3769
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.3851
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.3902

Author

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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