Short GBP USD
GBP/USD seemed struggling to capitalize on the overnight goodish rebound from a one-year low.
•Fresh COVID-19 jitters pushed back BoE rate hike expectations and undermined the British pound.
•A modest pickup in the USD demand further held back traders from placing aggressive bullish bets.
The GBP/USD pair held steady above the 1.3200 mark through the Asian session, though the uptick lacked bullish conviction amid fresh COVID-19 jitters.
The pair struggled to capitalize on the overnight bounce from a one-year low, around the 1.3160 area and oscillated in a narrow trading band through the early part of the trading action on Thursday. The British pound was undermined by the imposition of tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England. Apart from this, a modest pickup in the US dollar demand capped any meaningful upside for the GBP/USD pair.
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday ordered people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use vaccine passes to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. This comes on the back of the UK-EU impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol, which seems to have dashed hopes for an imminent interest rate hike by the Bank of England at its meeting next week.
On the other hand, the USD continued drawing some support from growing market acceptance that the Fed would tighten its monetary policy sooner rather than later to contain stubbornly high inflation. This, along with a further recovery in the US Treasury bond yields and a cautious market mood, benefitted the safe-haven greenback and held back traders from placing bullish bets around the GBP/USD pair.
The fundamental backdrop seems tilted firmly in favour of bearish traders, suggesting that the attempted recovery might still be seen as a selling opportunity. In the absence of any major market-moving economic releases, either from the UK or the US, the USD price dynamics will continue to influence the GBP/USD pair and allow traders to grab some short-term opportunities.
Technical levels to watch
GBP/USD
Overview
Today last price 1.3211
Today Daily Change -0.0014
Today Daily Change % -0.11
Today daily open 1.3225
Trends
Daily SMA20 1.3348
Daily SMA50 1.3529
Daily SMA100 1.3655
Daily SMA200 1.3791
Levels
Previous Daily High 1.3261
Previous Daily Low 1.3161
Previous Weekly High 1.3371
Previous Weekly Low 1.3194
Previous Monthly High 1.3698
Previous Monthly Low 1.3194
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1.3199
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1.3223
Daily Pivot Point S1 1.317
Daily Pivot Point S2 1.3115
Daily Pivot Point S3 1.307
Daily Pivot Point R1 1.327
Daily Pivot Point R2 1.3316
Daily Pivot Point R3 1.3371
•Fresh COVID-19 jitters pushed back BoE rate hike expectations and undermined the British pound.
•A modest pickup in the USD demand further held back traders from placing aggressive bullish bets.
The GBP/USD pair held steady above the 1.3200 mark through the Asian session, though the uptick lacked bullish conviction amid fresh COVID-19 jitters.
The pair struggled to capitalize on the overnight bounce from a one-year low, around the 1.3160 area and oscillated in a narrow trading band through the early part of the trading action on Thursday. The British pound was undermined by the imposition of tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England. Apart from this, a modest pickup in the US dollar demand capped any meaningful upside for the GBP/USD pair.
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday ordered people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use vaccine passes to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. This comes on the back of the UK-EU impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol, which seems to have dashed hopes for an imminent interest rate hike by the Bank of England at its meeting next week.
On the other hand, the USD continued drawing some support from growing market acceptance that the Fed would tighten its monetary policy sooner rather than later to contain stubbornly high inflation. This, along with a further recovery in the US Treasury bond yields and a cautious market mood, benefitted the safe-haven greenback and held back traders from placing bullish bets around the GBP/USD pair.
The fundamental backdrop seems tilted firmly in favour of bearish traders, suggesting that the attempted recovery might still be seen as a selling opportunity. In the absence of any major market-moving economic releases, either from the UK or the US, the USD price dynamics will continue to influence the GBP/USD pair and allow traders to grab some short-term opportunities.
Technical levels to watch
GBP/USD
Overview
Today last price 1.3211
Today Daily Change -0.0014
Today Daily Change % -0.11
Today daily open 1.3225
Trends
Daily SMA20 1.3348
Daily SMA50 1.3529
Daily SMA100 1.3655
Daily SMA200 1.3791
Levels
Previous Daily High 1.3261
Previous Daily Low 1.3161
Previous Weekly High 1.3371
Previous Weekly Low 1.3194
Previous Monthly High 1.3698
Previous Monthly Low 1.3194
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1.3199
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1.3223
Daily Pivot Point S1 1.317
Daily Pivot Point S2 1.3115
Daily Pivot Point S3 1.307
Daily Pivot Point R1 1.327
Daily Pivot Point R2 1.3316
Daily Pivot Point R3 1.3371
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