Market Analysis: GBP/USD Faces Trouble

Market Analysis: GBP/USD Faces Trouble

GBP/USD started a fresh decline below the 1.2720 zone.

Important Takeaways for GBP/USD Analysis Today

- The British Pound started another decline from the 1.2800 resistance zone.
- There is a short-term declining channel forming with resistance at 1.2650 on the hourly chart of GBP/USD at FXOpen.

GBP/USD Technical Analysis
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On the hourly chart of GBP/USD at FXOpen, the pair struggled to continue higher above the 1.2840 resistance zone. The British Pound started a fresh decline and traded below the 1.2750 support zone against the US Dollar, as discussed in the previous analysis.

The pair even traded below 1.2650 and the 50-hour simple moving average. Finally, the bulls appeared near the 1.2610 level. A low was formed at 1.2608 and the pair is now consolidating losses.

Immediate resistance on the upside is near a short-term declining channel at 1.2650. It is close to the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 1.2787 swing high to the 1.2608 low. The first major resistance is near the 1.2674 zone.

The main hurdle sits at 1.2720 and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 1.2787 swing high to the 1.2608 low. A close above the 1.2720 resistance might spark a steady upward move.

The next major resistance is near the 1.2785 zone. Any more gains could lead the pair toward the 1.2850 resistance in the near term.

Initial support on the GBP/USD chart sits at 1.2610. The next major support sits at 1.2585, below which there is a risk of another sharp decline. In the stated case, the pair could drop toward 1.2520.

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