GBP/USD rebounds above 1.3400, holds onto modest weekly gains

US dollar pullback late on Friday as market sentiment recovers.
Pound is set to end the week higher versus the US dollar and above 1.3400.
Charts continue to show weakness in GBP/USD.

Matías Salord FXStreet

The GBP/USD pair rose during the American session and recovered from 1.3406 to the 1.3470 area, trimming losses. The recovery pushed the weekly result back into positive ground.

Again cable found support at the 1.3400 area that has become a critical level. A break lower could trigger more losses, exposing the November low at 1.3351. The recovery faced resistance around 1.3500/10. The bearish bias will likely remain intact while under 1.3600.

Thanksgiving ahead

Next week economic data to be released includes the PMIs across the globe. It will be the preliminary reading of November. Also GDP data is due in Germany and the US. “The Thanksgiving holiday in the US means a short week with the data flow concentrated on Wednesday. The highlight may well be the minutes to the November 3rd FOMC meeting when the Federal Reserve announced the start of QE tapering”, explained analysts at ING.

Also market participants await news regarding the next Fed Chair. President Biden is set to announce a new term for Powell or Brainard as his replacement. In the UK, Brexit concerns are on the rise and will likely keep creating headlines next week.

Technical levels

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.3464
Today Daily Change	-0.0035
Today Daily Change %	-0.26
Today daily open	1.3499

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.358
Daily SMA50	1.3639
Daily SMA100	1.3723
Daily SMA200	1.3837

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.3514
Previous Daily Low	1.3464
Previous Weekly High	1.3607
Previous Weekly Low	1.3353
Previous Monthly High	1.3834
Previous Monthly Low	1.3434
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.3495
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.3483
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.3471
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.3443
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.3421
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.352
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.3542
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.357

Author

Matías Salord

FXStreet

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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