GBP/USD Price Forecast – British Pound Slams Into a Large Round Number

British Pound vs US Dollar Technical Analysis

The British pound has rallied significantly during the course of the trading session on Tuesday to reach the 1.25 level, an area that obviously would cause a certain amount of interest, as it is a large, round, psychologically significant figure. Furthermore, it is worth noting that the market has a lot of noise all the way to the 1.26 handle, and therefore I think it is only a matter of time before the sellers come back in and push this market lower. After all, we are in a massive downtrend, and that should continue to be the case going forward.

When you look at the chart, you can see that the 50 Day EMA is near the 1.2750 level and dropping. The 1.30 level is the top of the overall downtrend from what I can see, so it is really not until we break above there that I would consider buying. Nonetheless, I would anticipate a certain amount of volatility as during the trading session on Tuesday there are five Federal Reserve members speaking. With so many people paying close attention to the Federal Reserve, it is difficult to imagine a scenario where we would not see a lot of noise.

Nonetheless, the market continues to look very shaky, so that typically does not end up being induced above a market that is going to be more “risk on.” In general, this is a market that continues to see more of a “fade the rally” type of attitude, and I think that will continue to be the case.

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