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GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Remains capped below 5-week old descending trend-line ahead of UK jobs data

   •  The pair met with some fresh supply on Tuesday and eroded a major part of the previous session's uptick to the 1.3120-30 supply zone, marking a five-week-old descending trend-line resistance.

   •  Any subsequent slide might continue to find decent support near the 1.3050-40 region, representing the lower end of a short-term ascending trend-channel extending from Dec. 2018 daily closing low.

   •  This is closely followed by the key 1.30 psychological mark and strong horizontal support near the 1.2975-70 region, held since late-Feb. and also coinciding with the very important 200-day SMA.

   •  A convincing break through the trend-channel, leading to a subsequent weakness below the mentioned support will mark a bearish breakdown and open room for a further near-term depreciating move.

   •  Alternatively, a sustained move beyond the 1.3130 strong resistance might prompt some aggressive short-covering move and assist the pair to aim towards reclaiming the 1.3200 round figure mark.

GBP/USD daily chart

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.3083
Today Daily Change-0.0014
Today Daily Change %-0.11
Today daily open1.3097
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.312
Daily SMA501.3094
Daily SMA1001.2946
Daily SMA2001.2971
Levels
Previous Daily High1.312
Previous Daily Low1.3069
Previous Weekly High1.3133
Previous Weekly Low1.303
Previous Monthly High1.3384
Previous Monthly Low1.296
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.31
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.3088
Daily Pivot Point S11.3071
Daily Pivot Point S21.3044
Daily Pivot Point S31.302
Daily Pivot Point R11.3121
Daily Pivot Point R21.3146
Daily Pivot Point R31.3172

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Haresh Menghani

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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