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GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Cable advances to fresh weekly highs, trading above the 1.2900 handle

  • GBP/USD is ending the week near the weekly highs.  
  • Resistances to the upside are seen at the 1.2950 level and the 1.3000 handle.  
 

GBP/USD daily chart

 
 
The sterling is currently correcting last month’s rally in the 1.2800-1.3000 price zone. GBP/USD, in October, hit levels not seen since mid-May 2019.  
 
 

GBP/USD four-hour chart

 
 
GBP/USD is breaking above the 1.2874/1.2910 resistance zone. The spot is trading above its main SMAs, suggesting bullish momentum in the medium term. If the market breaks the 1.2910 resistance on a daily basis, the spot could reach the 1.2950 level and the 1.3000 handle on the way up, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.  
 

 

GBP/USD 30-minute chart

 
 
The spot is trading above its main SMAs, suggesting a bullish bias in the short term. Support is seen at the 1.2874 and the 1.2833 price levels.
 
   
 
 

Additional key levels

 

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