GBPUSD Technical Analysis – The Pound continues to benefit from USD weakness

Fundamental
Overview

Since last Friday, the USD
has been mostly weak as Fed Chair Powell delivered a more dovish than expected speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium where
he basically kept the door open for a 50 bps cut at the September meeting. In
fact, the line saying that they will do everything they can to support a strong
labour market was key.

That pushed Treasury yields
lower and weighed on the greenback across the board. In fact, the recent
appreciation of the GBP has been mostly driven by the US Dollar side of the
equation. The BoE started its easing cycle before the Fed and the market
expects the central bank to deliver a total of 42 bps of easing by year-end
with a 25 bps cut fully priced in for November.

GBPUSD
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that GBPUSD eventually rallied all the way up to a new cycle high breaking
the 2023 high at 1.3140. That’s been a very strong move and if there was to be
a pullback, it shouldn’t really surprise anyone.

The buyers will likely step
in around the 1.3140 level with a defined risk below it to position for more
upside, while the sellers will want to see the price breaking lower to start
targeting a deeper pullback into the trendline.

GBPUSD Technical
Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that if we have another minor trendline around the 1.3050 level. If we were
to get a pullback into it, the buyers will likely lean on it to position for a
new cycle high. The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the price
breaking lower to increase the bearish bets into the major trendline.

GBPUSD Technical
Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that the price is breaking below another minor trendline that’s been
defining the bullish momentum on this timeframe. This could be a signal of an
imminent pullback into the 1.3140 level.

We can expect the sellers
to pile in around these levels to position for a drop into the 1.3140 level,
while the buyers will want to see the price breaking the recent high to extend the
rally into a new cycle high. The red lines define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

Tomorrow we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures, while on Friday, we
conclude the week with the US PCE report.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.