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GBP/USD technical analysis: Cable eases from daily highs, trading sub-1.2085 resistance

  • GBP/USD bear trend is intact as the market fell to new multi-month lows this Monday.
  • The levels to beat for bears are seen at 1.2060 and 1.2036 supports.
 

 

GBP/USD daily chart

 
Cable is under heavy bearish pressure as the market hit a new multi-month lows at the 1.2015 level this Monday.
 

GBP/USD 4-hour chart

 
GBP/USD is trading below its main simple moving averages (SMAs), suggesting a negative bias in the medium term. The market failed to recover above the 1.2085 resistance. Bulls will have lots of resistance to overcome if they intend to create a meaningful recovery. They need to overcome the 1.2085 and 1.2116 resistances, followed by the 1.2135 and 1.2154 levels. 
 
 

GBP/USD 30-minute chart

 
 
Cable is rejecting the current daily high near the 1.2100 figure and the 50 SMA. Bears want to break below 1.2060 and 1.2036 levels to reach 1.2003 on the way down, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.
 
 

Additional key levels

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.2067
Today Daily Change0.0039
Today Daily Change %0.32
Today daily open1.2028
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.2304
Daily SMA501.2502
Daily SMA1001.2727
Daily SMA2001.2822
Levels
Previous Daily High1.2154
Previous Daily Low1.2023
Previous Weekly High1.221
Previous Weekly Low1.2023
Previous Monthly High1.2706
Previous Monthly Low1.2119
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.2073
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.2104
Daily Pivot Point S11.1983
Daily Pivot Point S21.1938
Daily Pivot Point S31.1852
Daily Pivot Point R11.2113
Daily Pivot Point R21.2199
Daily Pivot Point R31.2244

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Flavio Tosti

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

 

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