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  • GBP/USD is retracing down from the daily highs, now challenging the 1.2900 handle.  
  • Brexit headlines are the main Cable drivers.
 

 

GBP/USD daily chart

 
 
The Sterling, on the daily chart, had a spike above the main daily simple moving averages (DSMAs) while reaching levels not seen since mid-May 2019. The Brexit deal optimism fuelled the GBP euphoria of the last weeks.
 

 

GBP/USD four-hour chart

 
The Cable is trading in a bull channel above the main SMAs. However, the market is retracing down now, challenging the 1.2881 support level, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.  
 
 
 

GBP/USD 30-minute chart

 
 
GBP/USD is challenging the 200 SMA, suggesting a pullback down in the near term. If bears can break 1.2881, then the market could have a drop towards the 1.2814 level, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.  
 
On the flip side, if the spot regains the 1.2950 resistance, it can open the doors to a retest of the 1.3000 handle.  
   

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