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GBP/USD technical analysis: Cable off daily highs, trading sub-1.3000 handle

  • GBP/USD is retracing mildly, now below the 1.3000 figure after the London close.  
  • The level to beat for bulls is the 1.3025 resistance.  
  • Brexit headlines remain the main drivers of the currency pair.  
 
 

GBP/USD daily chart

 
 
The Pound, on the daily chart, is spiking above its main daily simple moving averages (DSMAs) while trading at levels not seen since mid-May 2019. The Brexit deal optimism is behind the GBP euphoria of the last weeks.
 
 

GBP/USD four-hour chart

 
The Cable is trading in a bull channel above its main SMAs. A break above 1.3025 resistance can drive the market towards 1.3085 and 1.3140 resistances, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.  
 
 

 

GBP/USD 30-minute chart

 
 
GBP/USD is trading above its main SMAs, suggesting bullish momentum in the near term. Support is seen at 1.2950/33 zone and the 1.2906 price level, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.  
 

 

Additional key levels

 

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