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GBP/USD Weekly Price Forecast – British Pound Looking for Buyers

By:
Christopher Lewis
Published: Feb 21, 2020, 16:35 UTC

The British pound has fallen during most of the week but seems to be paying attention to the 1.29 level as support. Nonetheless, this is a very messy market due to the fact that the US dollar is on the other side of it.

GBP/USD

The British pound has pulled back a bit during the week, reaching towards the 1.29 level, where we have seen a little bit of buying pressure. Don’t be wrong, this isn’t something to get excited about, but it does suggest that at least there is some fight left in “Sterling.” The 50 week EMA is underneath, and we are currently dancing around the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, an area that a lot of traders will pay attention to. Ultimately, the market has a lot of interest right around the 1.30 level as well, so having said that it’s likely that the market will continue to be choppy, and therefore I think longer-term traders will probably struggle to hang on to the position with any type of comfort.

GBP/USD Video 24.02.20

If we do break above the 1.32 level though, that could open up the door to the 1.35 handle, and then perhaps even breakout above there to go towards the 1.40 level. The market breaking below the red EMA, the 50 week EMA, it could open up the door to a move down to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level which coincides with the 1.25 handle. At that point, I would expect buyers to come back into the market as well. After all, the British economy has been relatively resilient, but the biggest problem that this pair has is the fact that it is trading against the US dollar. The US economy is extraordinarily strong, at least when looked at against other currencies. If you are looking to buy the British pound, you probably want to do it against other currencies like the Japanese yen over the Aussie dollar.

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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