You are here: Home > articles > Forex > Technical analysis – GBPUSD drifts lower after upbeat US jobs data
Technical analysis – GBPUSD drifts lower after upbeat US jobs data
June 2, 2023 2:27 pmVideo
Latest News
- Analysis of GBP/USD on April 26th. The pound trades on Friday without changes April 26, 2024
- USD/JPY: Simple trading tips for novice traders on April 26th (US session) April 26, 2024
- GBP/USD: Simple trading tips for novice traders on April 26th (US session) April 26, 2024
- EUR/USD: Simple trading tips for novice traders on April 26th (US session) April 26, 2024
- GBP/USD: trading plan for the US session on April 26th (analysis of morning deals). The pound attempted, but it didn’t go April 26, 2024
- EUR/USD: trading plan for the US session on April 26th (analysis of morning deals). The euro continues to rise April 26, 2024
- Trading Signals for GOLD (XAU/USD) for April 26-29, 2024: buy above $2,324 and sell below $2,352 (21 SMA – 6/8 Murray) April 26, 2024
- Technical Analysis – AUDUSD set to complete best week of the year April 26, 2024
- Will Apple finally drop its AI hint? – Stock Markets April 26, 2024
- Bitcoin slips as markets pare back Fed rate cuts – Crypto News April 26, 2024
- EUR/USD. April 26th. Bulls continue to advance after the GDP report April 26, 2024
- Can Chinese PMIs solidify the economy’s recovery prospects? – Preview April 26, 2024
- Weekly Forex Outlook: 26/04/2024 – Hawkish risk as Fed and NFP on tap, Eurozone data eyed too April 26, 2024
- XM’s Lombok Collaboration: Brightening Futures April 26, 2024
- Week Ahead – Hawkish risk as Fed and NFP on tap, Eurozone data eyed too April 26, 2024
- Market Comment – Yen keeps sinking after Bank of Japan decision April 26, 2024
- Fed faces dilemma amid sticky inflation and slowing economy – Preview April 26, 2024
- USD/JPY: trading tips for beginners for European session on April 26 April 26, 2024
- GBP/USD: trading tips for beginners for European session on April 26 April 26, 2024
- EUR/USD: trading tips for beginners for European session on April 26 April 26, 2024
GBPUSD slid to 1.2492 in the wake of an upbeat US nonfarm payrolls report, staying below the nearby 1.2532 resistance area, even though it quickly inched back above 1.2500.
Technically, the pair touched the 50% Fibonacci retracement of the 1.2678-1.2307 downleg before edging up, though selling pressures may not fade away. The RSI and the Stochastic oscillator seem to have peaked in the overbought zone, signaling a potential correction lower in the four-hour chart.
If selling forces resurface below 1.2493, the 200-period SMA and the 38.2% Fibonacci area of 1.2450 could come to the rescue. Otherwise, the spotlight will turn to the 23.6% Fibonacci level of 1.2395 and the short-term support trendline seen around 1.2360.
In the positive scenario, where the price closes above 1.2535, the attention will shift to the 61.8% Fibonacci number of 1.2560. Then, the bulls will need to pierce through the long-term resistance trendline at 1.2583 in order to rally towards the broken ascending trendline near 1.2640.
All in all, GBPUSD is looking cautiously bullish in the very short-term picture, with traders expected to stay on the sidelines, unless the price breaks above 1.2535 or below 1.2493.
Related Posts: