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GBP/USD technical analysis: Cable trading at five-day highs above the 1.2360 level

  • GBP/USD is easing from daily highs after the London close.
  • The level to beat for buyers is the 1.2420 resistance.  
 

GBP/USD daily chart

 
 
The Sterling is trading in a downtrend below its 100 and 200-day simple moving averages (DSMAs). US weakness and positive Brexit news gave GBP/USD a boost this Thursday.  
 
 
 

GBP/USD four-hour chart

 
GBP/USD is trading above the 50 and 200 SMAs, suggesting a bullish bias in the medium term. A break above 1.2420 and the 100 SMA would expose the 1.2450 and 1.2480 resistances, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.
 

GBP/USD 30-minute  

 
The Pound/US Dollar exchange rate is trading above the main SMAs on the 30-minute chart, suggesting a bullish bias in the short term. Immediate supports are seen at the 1.2360 and 1.2340 levels, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.
 
 

Additional key levels

 

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