GBP/USD Technical Analysis: Cable break to daily highs, bulls eyeing 1.2800 figure

The GBP/USD main trend is taking a breather as bulls are pushing the currency pair to a two-day high.
The bulls are having a breakout above 1.2723 key level. The 50-period simple moving average crossed above the 200 SMA suggesting a slightly bullish bias. Targets to the upside are located near 1.2789 and 1.2838, August 10 high.
A bear breakout below 1.2723 would invalidate the short-term bullish bias.

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

GBP/USD 15-minute chart

Spot rate: 1.2736
Relative change: 0.30%
High: 1.2755
Low: 1.2685

Trend: Bearish

Resistance 1: 1.2789 intraday swing high
Resistance 2: 1.2838, August 10 high
Resistance 3: 1.2900-1.2923 area, figure and August 7 low

Support 1: 1.2723, August 10 low
Support 2: 1.2700 figure
Support 3: 1.2589 June 21, 2017 low
Support 4: 1.2500 figure
Support 5: 1.2365 April 7, 2017 high

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Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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