“¢ The pair built on its recent bounce from over two-month lows and continued gaining some positive traction for the third consecutive session on Tuesday.
“¢ The momentum has now lifted the pair above 200-hour SMA to test a resistance marked by the top end of a short-term ascending trend-channel formation.
“¢ Technical indicators on hourly charts have been gaining positive traction and support prospects for an extension of the ongoing recovery momentum.
“¢ Meanwhile, the mentioned hurdle coincides with a previous confluence support break-point – comprising of 200-day SMA and a descending triangle pattern support.
“¢ With oscillators on the daily chart are yet to catch up with the up-move, any subsequent recovery seems more likely to fizzle out near the key 1.30 psychological mark.
GBP/USD 1-hourly chart