Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD prolongs its agony and breaks below 1.2600

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GBP/USD prolongs its agony and breaks below 1.2600 amid weak US ADP data

GBP/USD trips down and extended its losses to three consecutive days; after diving below the 1.2700 figure, the Pound Sterling (GBP) had shed more than 1% of its value, during the week. At the time of writing, the major is trading at 1.2555, down 0.28% after hitting a daily high of 1.2613. Read More...

GBP/USD is moving sideways around 1.2600 ahead of the US ADP report

Sterling’s recovery attempt from Tuesday’s low at 1.2575 has been capped at 1.2610 earlier on Wednesday, which has left the pair in noman;’s land awaiting the release of the US ADP employment report. Read More...

GBP/USD snaps two-day losing streak, holds above 1.2600 ahead of US ADP data

The GBP/USD pair snaps the two-day losing streak and holds above the 1.2600 support level during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The modest decline of the US Dollar (USD) creates a tailwind for the pair. GBP/USD currently trades near 1.2607, gaining 0.11% on the day. Read More...

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.2555
Today Daily Change	-0.0039
Today Daily Change %	-0.31
Today daily open	1.2594

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.2502
Daily SMA50	1.2315
Daily SMA100	1.2473
Daily SMA200	1.2477

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.2652
Previous Daily Low	1.2578
Previous Weekly High	1.2733
Previous Weekly Low	1.2591
Previous Monthly High	1.2733
Previous Monthly Low	1.2096
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.2606
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.2624
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.2563
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.2533
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.2489
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.2638
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.2683
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.2713

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