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The British pound rallies after initially falling on Thursday

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Apr 27, 2018, 05:53 GMT+00:00

The British pound initially fell on Thursday, reaching down towards the 1.39 level, but then rallied towards the 1.40 level, an area that was previous support. As I record this, it’s likely that we may have to pull back to break above that level if we can find enough buying pressure.

GBP/USD daily chart, April 27, 2018

The British pound has initially pulled back during the trading session on Thursday, reaching towards the 1.39 level. I believe that the 1.40 level being tested is a good sign, but the question now is whether we can break above that level. If we can clear the 1.4050 level, then I think that assures traders that we are trying to build a bit of a rally going forward, otherwise we could drop back down to the 1.39 level, if we break down below that level, then the market will probably go to the next handle, the 1.38 level.

I believe that we will see interest rates rising Great Britain like they are in America, but not quite yet. It could be that we are simply waiting for some type of momentum to build up before putting money to work. That would make a lot of sense, because we have rallied quite nicely of the last several months. After all, interest rates in the bond markets in America are starting to rise, and that of course is good for the currency itself. I believe that the bottom of the uptrend is somewhere near the 1.3650 level. I believe that the market should continue to be noisy, but I think that if you are patient enough to see whether we can break out or breakdown, you should get a nice move for at least one handle, perhaps even a couple of handles.

GBP/USD Video 27.04.18

About the Author

Being FXEmpire’s analyst since the early days of the website, Chris has over 20 years of experience across various markets and assets – currencies, indices, and commodities. He is a proprietary trader as well trading institutional accounts.

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