GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Cable down en route to 1.3050 level post-FOMC statement

GBP/USD is trading in a bull trend above the 200-period simple moving average on the 4-hour chart following the FOMC statement.
GBP/USD is having a sharp pullback down as the market pierced through the 1.3100 figure. The RSI, MACD and Stochastic indicators are negative suggesting further losses ahead in the coming sessions.
Targets to the downside can be seen near 1.3043 (October 23 high) and 1.3000 figure.

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

GBP/USD 4-hour chart

Main trend: Bullish
Short-term: Bearish

Resistance 1: 1.3100 figure
Resistance 2: 1.3150 figure
Resistance 3: 1.3200 figure
Resistance 4: 1.3259 October 12 high

Support 1: 1.3043, October 23 high
Support 2: 1.3000 figure
Support 3: 1.2947 key resistance
Support 4: 1.2921 October 4 low
Support 5: 1.2900 figure
Support 6: 1.2854 October 29

Additional key levels at a glance:

GBP/USD

Overview:
    Last Price: 1.307
    Daily change: -67 pips
    Daily change: -0.510%
    Daily Open: 1.3137
Trends:
    Daily SMA20: 1.2996
    Daily SMA50: 1.3031
    Daily SMA100: 1.3039
    Daily SMA200: 1.3414
Levels:
    Daily High: 1.3176
    Daily Low: 1.3074
    Weekly High: 1.3042
    Weekly Low: 1.2696
    Monthly High: 1.326
    Monthly Low: 1.2696
    Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 1.3137
    Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 1.3112
    Daily Pivot Point S1: 1.3082
    Daily Pivot Point S2: 1.3027
    Daily Pivot Point S3: 1.298
    Daily Pivot Point R1: 1.3184
    Daily Pivot Point R2: 1.3231
    Daily Pivot Point R3: 1.3286

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Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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