GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Slide below 100-hour SMA paves the way for a retest of 1.2700 handle
• The pair continued with its struggled to sustain/build on the momentum further beyond the 1.2800 handle, with the incoming UK political headlines prompting some selling at higher levels.
• The intraday slide has now dragged the pair below 100-hour SMA for the first time in nearly a week and thus, paves the way for an extension of the fall towards challenging the 1.2700 mark.
• Technical indicators on hourly charts have started gaining negative momentum and hence, a convincing breakthrough the mentioned support might turn the near-term sentiment to bearish.
GBP/USD 1-hourly chart
GBP/USD
Overview:
Today Last Price: 1.274
Today Daily change: -62 pips
Today Daily change %: -0.484%
Today Daily Open: 1.2802
Trends:
Previous Daily SMA20: 1.2678
Previous Daily SMA50: 1.2774
Previous Daily SMA100: 1.2894
Previous Daily SMA200: 1.3136
Levels:
Previous Daily High: 1.2804
Previous Daily Low: 1.2704
Previous Weekly High: 1.2815
Previous Weekly Low: 1.2438
Previous Monthly High: 1.284
Previous Monthly Low: 1.2477
Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 1.2766
Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 1.2742
Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 1.2736
Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 1.267
Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 1.2636
Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 1.2836
Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 1.287
Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 1.2936