GBP/USD Price Forecast: Tests nine-day EMA support near 1.3400

GBP/USD could head toward its ascending channel's upper boundary near 1.3630.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index around 55 signals steady positive momentum without being overextended.
The pair is testing the immediate support at the nine-day EMA of 1.3426.

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GBP/USD remains weaker for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 1.3430 during the European hours on Tuesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart indicates a prevailing bullish bias as the pair remains within the ascending channel.

The GBP/USD pair is holding a constructive bullish bias as spot remains above both the nine-day and 50-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs). The alignment of shorter and longer EMAs below price suggests an underpinning uptrend, while the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) at roughly 55 points to steady, rather than overstretched, positive momentum.

The GBP/USD pair may rise toward the upper boundary of the ascending channel around 1.3630, followed by the five-month high of 1.3658, reached on May 1. A break above this level would expose 1.3869, the highest level since September 2021, reached on January 27.

On the downside, the GBP/USD pair is testing the immediate support at the nine-day EMA of 1.3426, aligned with the lower boundary of the ascending channel. Further support lies at the 50-day EMA at 1.3386. A successful break below the medium-term average would expose nearly an eight-month low of 1.3140, recorded on June 24.

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Pound Sterling Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of British Pound (GBP) against listed major currencies today. British Pound was the weakest against the New Zealand Dollar.

	USD	EUR	GBP	JPY	CAD	AUD	NZD	CHF
USD		-0.08%	0.02%	0.11%	-0.04%	-0.35%	-0.36%	-0.02%
EUR	0.08%		0.10%	0.17%	0.04%	-0.25%	-0.28%	0.06%
GBP	-0.02%	-0.10%		0.07%	-0.06%	-0.35%	-0.38%	-0.04%
JPY	-0.11%	-0.17%	-0.07%		-0.15%	-0.44%	-0.48%	-0.13%
CAD	0.04%	-0.04%	0.06%	0.15%		-0.30%	-0.32%	0.02%
AUD	0.35%	0.25%	0.35%	0.44%	0.30%		-0.03%	0.31%
NZD	0.36%	0.28%	0.38%	0.48%	0.32%	0.03%		0.34%
CHF	0.02%	-0.06%	0.04%	0.13%	-0.02%	-0.31%	-0.34%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the British Pound from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent GBP (base)/USD (quote).

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Akhtar Faruqui is a Forex Analyst based in New Delhi, India. With a keen eye for market trends and a passion for dissecting complex financial dynamics, he is dedicated to delivering accurate and insightful Forex news and analysis.

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