GBP/USD tumbled yesterday, breaking below the support (now turned into resistance) barrier of 1.2935, marked by Tuesday’s low. That said, the pair hit support near 1.2870, and then rebounded somewhat. On the 4-hour chart, the price structure remains of lower peaks and lower troughs below the short-term downtrend line taken from the peak of the 16th of October, as well as below the prior upside support line drawn from the low of the 15th of August. Therefore, we would consider the near-term outlook to still be negative.
We would expect the bears to take charge again soon and aim for another test near the 1.2870 territory. If they prove strong enough to overcome that area this time, then we may see them driving the battle towards our next support of 1.2810, or the 1.2785 level, defined by the low of the 5th of September.
Shifting attention to our short-term momentum studies, we see that the RSI bottomed within its below-30 zone and just poked its nose above 30, while the MACD, although below both its zero and trigger lines, shows signs of bottoming as well. These indicators suggest that some more recovery may be in the works before the next negative leg, perhaps for the rate to test the aforementioned short-term downtrend line, or the 1.2935 barrier as a resistance this time.
In order to start examining whether the short-term outlook has shifted to somewhat positive, we would like to see a decisive move above 1.2955. Such a move could confirm the break of the downtrend line and may initially pave the way for the psychological round figure of 1.3000. Another break above 1.3000 could carry more bullish extensions, perhaps towards Tuesday’s peak of 1.3045.
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