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The pound plunge had quite a bit of force behind it

The  Technical Confluences Indicator  shows that the breakdown of GBP/USD below the $1.4220 region probably needed a lot of momentum. This is a cluster of many technical lines and  the move to the downside opens the door to further losses. The  $1.4220  level is the meeting point of the Bolinger Band 1h-Middle Stdv, the Bolinger Band 15m-Middle Stdv, the SMA50-15m, the SMA10-1h, the Fibo 23.6% 1d, the SMA-5-15m, a month high, one week high, the SMA100-15m, a 4h high and the SMA10-15m.

Undoubtedly, it is a very significant line and  the move below this area is quite significant.

While there are quite a few levels worth mentioning on the way down, the only significant confluence of technical levels awaits at  $1.4090, the meeting point of the Pivot Point 1d S2, the Fibo 61.8% 1month, and later, the SMA50-4h and the Bolinger Band Stdv.

On the topside, the pair has serious resistance only around  $1.4342, the 52 weeks high. In general, the pair had to choose where to go around $1.4220 and decided to go down.

GBPUSD confluence March 27 2018

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Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.