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GBP/USD Price Forecast – British pound rolls over

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Jun 24, 2019, 16:25 UTC

The British pound initially tried to rally during the trading session on Monday but has found the 1.2750 level to be too much in the way of resistance yet again. That being the case, it looks as if we are trying to continue the downward momentum.

GBP/USD daily chart, June 25, 2019

The British pound has shown signs of negativity during the trading session on Monday after initially reaching towards the 50 day EMA. By rolling over the way we have, we look likely to form a bit of a shooting star at a resistive area. The 1.2750 level has been a problem for some time, but I do recognize that if we were to turn around and break above the 1.28 level, the British pound would be a currency that you do want to own, at least in the short term and up to the 1.30 level.

GBP/USD Video 25.06.19

The fact that the market could not hang onto gains during the trading session tells us quite a bit though. The 50 day EMA is just above, and that should continue to offer resistance. Ultimately, I think that the market probably finds reasons to fall from here, not the least of which of course will be the Brexit. Quite frankly, the Federal Reserve stepping away from its hawkish stance gave this pair a bit of a bounce. The real question now is whether or not we fall from here, but whether or not the next low is higher than the previous one. If it is, then it confirms my suspicions that we are trying to form some type of bottoming pattern. While I do believe that the British pound is going to fall, I would be more interested in simply observing right now, because I think we should get a relatively obvious signal soon.

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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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