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GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Cable is above 1.2800 figure post-US inflation

GBP/USD daily chart

  • GBP/USD is trading in a bear trend below the 100 and 200 SMA.
  • The US CPI (Consumer Producer Index) for December y/y came in line with expectations at 2.2% with limited market reaction.  

GBP/USD 4-hour chart

  • GBP/USD is trading above its main SMAs as the market is at its highest since the start of 2019.

GBP/USD 30-minute chart

  • Bulls pierced the 1.2800 resistance and are now trying to attack the 1.2850 resistance. A break of the level would open the door to 1.2900 resistance.  
  • On the flip side, bears will try to resume the main bear trend by pushing the market below the 1.2800 figure. A break of the level can lead to 1.2725 to the downside.  

Additional key levels

GBP/USD

Overview:
       Today Last Price:  1.2824
       Today Daily change:  78  pips
       Today Daily change %:  0.612%
       Today Daily Open:  1.2746
Trends:
       Previous Daily SMA20:  1.2682
       Previous Daily SMA50:  1.2769
       Previous Daily SMA100:  1.2894
       Previous Daily SMA200:  1.313
Levels:
       Previous Daily High:  1.2805
       Previous Daily Low:  1.2728
       Previous Weekly High:  1.2815
       Previous Weekly Low:  1.2438
       Previous Monthly High:  1.284
       Previous Monthly Low:  1.2477
       Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%:  1.2757
       Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%:  1.2776
       Previous Daily Pivot Point S1:  1.2714
       Previous Daily Pivot Point S2:  1.2682
       Previous Daily Pivot Point S3:  1.2637
       Previous Daily Pivot Point R1:  1.2791
       Previous Daily Pivot Point R2:  1.2837
       Previous Daily Pivot Point R3:  1.2869

 

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