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GBP/USD Price Analysis: Mean reversion to near 20-EMA around 1.2050 looks likely

  • The heat of the risk-aversion theme has dragged the Cable below 1.2230.
  • No trend can be undisputed for a secular period, therefore, a corrective move to near the 20-EMA cannot be ruled out.
  • The RSI (14) has shown signs of deceleration in the upside momentum.

The GBP/USD pair has extended its losses below 1.2230 in the Asian session after failing to sustain above the round-level resistance of 1.2300. The Cable is facing the heat of risk-aversion theme as investors are getting anxious ahead of the monetary policy announcement by the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BOE).

The US Dollar Index (DXY) has climbed firmly to near 105.20 in Tokyo and is expected to extend gains further amid an improvement in safe-haven’s appeal. Meanwhile, the 10-year US Treasury yields are hovering above 3.5%.

On a daily scale, the Cable is continuously moving north and has not displayed a mean-reversion to near 20-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA). No trend can be undisputed for a secular period, therefore, a corrective move to near the 20-EMA cannot be ruled out. Also, the Pound Sterling has shown signs of exhaustion in the upside trend.

The Cable is auctioning above the 200-EMA at 1.2116, which indicates that the upside trend is still intact.

Meanwhile, a continuous oscillation in the bullish range of 60.00-80.00 by the Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) is showing signs of overbought.

Should the Cable drops below Friday’s low around 1.2200, the US Dollar bulls will drag the asset towards the 200-EMA at 1.2116 and the 20-EMA at 1.2050.

On the contrary, a decisive break above December 5 high at 1.2345 will drive the asset toward the round-level resistance at 1.2400, followed by the psychological resistance at 1.2500.

GBP/USD daily chart

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price1.2225
Today Daily Change-0.0032
Today Daily Change %-0.26
Today daily open1.2257
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.2039
Daily SMA501.1632
Daily SMA1001.1667
Daily SMA2001.2121
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.2323
Previous Daily Low1.2201
Previous Weekly High1.2345
Previous Weekly Low1.2107
Previous Monthly High1.2154
Previous Monthly Low1.1147
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.2276
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.2248
Daily Pivot Point S11.2198
Daily Pivot Point S21.2139
Daily Pivot Point S31.2077
Daily Pivot Point R11.232
Daily Pivot Point R21.2382
Daily Pivot Point R31.2441

Author

Sagar Dua

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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