GBP/USD trims losses but remains weak

Matías Salord FXStreet

Cable moved off daily low during the last hours amid a retreat of the US dollar. The greenback peaked after the release of US economic data (PPI and jobless claims) and then lost strength.

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GBP off lows, still under pressure

The pound remains among the worst performers in the market on Thursday. It tumbled amid Brexit jitters following comments from Michel Barnier, EU's chief Brexit negotiator. He said that talks regarding the “divorce bill” reached a “deadlock”.

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GBP/USD lost today more than a hundred pips from the highs, breaking relevant short-term uptrend lines. It bottomed at 1.3118, the lowest since Monday and at the moment of writing is trading at 1.3170/75, at the highest since the beginning of the American session.

Levels to watch

The pair is now testing the 1.3170/80 area, that yesterday was a strong intraday support. If it rises on top, the next challenge would be to recover 1.3200. Above the next resistance levels lies at 1.3220 and 1.3260/65 (daily high).

If GBP/USD is unable to rise back on top of 1.3170/80, the bearish bias is likely to persist. From the current level, the immediate support is the 1.3120 area followed then by 1.3075 (Oct 9 low).

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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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