GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Cable trading below 1.3300 resistance

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

GBP/USD daily chart

GBP/USD is trading in a bull trend above its main simple moving averages (SMAs).

GBP/USD 4-hour chart

GBP/USD is trading above its main SMAs suggesting bullish momentum in the medium-term.

GBP/USD 30-minute chart

GBP/USD is trading between the 100 and 200 SMAs suggesting a consolidation phase.
A break below 1.3200 can lead to 1.3150 and 1.3060 support.
To the upside, resistances are at 1.3300, 1.3340 and 1.3400 figure.

Additional key levels

GBP/USD

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 1.3242
    Today Daily change: -52 pips
    Today Daily change %: -0.39%
    Today Daily Open: 1.3294
Trends:
    Daily SMA20: 1.3149
    Daily SMA50: 1.3024
    Daily SMA100: 1.2899
    Daily SMA200: 1.2982
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 1.3302
    Previous Daily Low: 1.3203
    Previous Weekly High: 1.3384
    Previous Weekly Low: 1.296
    Previous Monthly High: 1.3351
    Previous Monthly Low: 1.2773
    Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 1.3264
    Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 1.3241
    Daily Pivot Point S1: 1.3231
    Daily Pivot Point S2: 1.3168
    Daily Pivot Point S3: 1.3133
    Daily Pivot Point R1: 1.333
    Daily Pivot Point R2: 1.3365
    Daily Pivot Point R3: 1.3428

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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