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Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD eyes 21 DMA on a technical rebound ahead of critical events

GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Eyes 21 DMA on a technical rebound ahead of critical US, UK events

GBP/USD put an end to its three-week losing streak and staged a strong comeback from roughly four-decade lows of 1.1405. The US dollar correction and economic stimulus measures unveiled by the new UK PM Liz Truss saved the day for cable bulls. Will the rebound extend into a big week ahead? Read more...

GBP/USD Forecast: Bulls to retain control as long as 1.1600 holds

GBP/USD has gathered bullish momentum following Thursday's indecisive action and advanced to its strongest level in over a week above 1.1600. The pair remains on track to snap a three-week losing streak and additional recovery gains could be witnessed as long as buyers continue to defend 1.1600. During the European trading hours on Thursday, GBP/USD gained traction after British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced that they will introduce a two-year "energy price guarantee." Truss explained that a typical household will pay no more than £2,500 a year on energy bills, translating into an annual saving of roughly £1,000 based on October prices. Read more...

GBP/USD jumps to near two-week high, closer to mid-1.1600s amid notable USD selling

The GBP/USD pair gains strong positive traction on Friday and continues scaling higher through the early part of the European session. The momentum lifts spot prices to a one-and-half-week high, closer to mid-1.1600s, and is sponsored by the heavily offered tone surrounding the US dollar. A goodish recovery in the risk sentiment - as depicted by a positive tone around the equity markets - drags the safe-haven buck further away from a two-decade high touched earlier this week. In fact, the key USD Index, which measures the greenback's performance against a basket of currencies, dives to a fresh monthly low and turns out to be a key factor behind the GBP/USD pair’s intraday momentum to the upside. Read more...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.1591
Today Daily Change0.0086
Today Daily Change %0.75
Today daily open1.1505
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.1759
Daily SMA501.193
Daily SMA1001.2172
Daily SMA2001.2755
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.1561
Previous Daily Low1.146
Previous Weekly High1.1761
Previous Weekly Low1.1496
Previous Monthly High1.2294
Previous Monthly Low1.1599
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.1499
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.1522
Daily Pivot Point S11.1456
Daily Pivot Point S21.1408
Daily Pivot Point S31.1356
Daily Pivot Point R11.1557
Daily Pivot Point R21.1609
Daily Pivot Point R31.1658

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