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GBP/USD Price Forecast March 13, 2018, Technical Analysis

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Mar 13, 2018, 06:14 UTC

The British pound has gone sideways initially during the trading session on Monday but did find a bit of support near the 1.350 level to turn around and reach towards the 1.39 level. The market looks likely to try to break out, but I also recognize that we could be seeing a significant barrier just above.

GBP/USD Price Forecast March 13, 2018, Technical Analysis

With the handful of US centric economic announcements coming out over the next couple of days, it could be relatively quiet in the Forex world. However, it does appear that the British pound is starting to pick up steam, and now that we are breaking above the 1.39 level, it’s likely that we should then go towards the 1.40 level after that. I recognize that the market will continue to be very noisy, especially considering that there so many headline risks coming out of the negotiations between London and Brussels, so obviously that can cause us the occasional hiccup. However, I do believe in the British pound longer term, so I expect to see this market break the 1.40 level eventually. Once it does, we will more than likely go towards the 1.43 handle after that.

GBP/USD Video 13.03.18

In the meantime, I believe that the 1.3650 level underneath is the “floor” in the uptrend, so until we break down below there I’m not interested in selling. I believe that the historically cheap British pound is going to continue to rally, but if we were to break down below the 1.3650 level, I think that the pair would break down significantly, perhaps reaching down to the 1.35 level after that, perhaps even down to the 1.33 level. I would anticipate the mood to be rather violent at that point, showing signs of melting down. However, I believe that the buyers will more than likely

GBP/USD daily chart, March 13, 2018

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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