(MENAFN- DailyFX) GBP/USD: Cable Continues to Coil as Brexit Suspense Builds GBP/USD Talking Points:
- Brexit dynamics continue to push prices in the British Pound in both directions with the net of last week being a loss of 141 pips. Within this range, however, was considerable volatility as last week's gap-lower was faded-out on news that Brexit negotiators had come to a draft of a deal. , however, on news that Brexit minister, Dominic Raab, was going to resign his post.
- Despite last week's events, there still remains . The deal draft appears to have considerable opposition and it doesn't seem as though British PM Theresa May will be able to push it through Parliament. This leaves even more questions around the matter, and tomorrow morning will see BoE Governor, Mark Carney, .
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It's been a dizzying week of for short-term traders in GBP/USD, and as the backdrop around Brexit continues to grow even more-opaque, that appears set to continue. A number of questions remain on the Brexit-front as last week's draft of a deal led to . At this point, gaining and this can keep certainty at bay as a deal that appears very unpopular within the UK is pitched as the only way to avoid a no-deal scenario.
For its part, , continuing to trade within the range of the past few months with support at 1.2671 and resistance around the 1.3300-handle.
GBP/USD Daily Price Chart Chart prepared by
On a shorter-term basis, however, matters on the chart are a bit more chaotic: until news that a draft had been agreed upon. That helped GBP/USD to recover above the 1.3000 handle, although that turned out to be a temporary move as prices scaled right back-down as the contents of that draft leaked. The big bearish factor from last week appeared to come into play around the resignation of Brexit minister, Dominic Raab. . Bears calmed ahead of a 1.2700 re-test, and a pullback from that move has continued into a fresh week with GBP/USD making a run at the 1.2900-handle.
GBP/USD Two-Hour Price Chart Chart prepared by
Carney Testimony On Deck
As if Brexit wasn't a large enough issue to contend with for GBP/USD traders, tomorrow morning's brings another factor of importance Brexit will be a key topic of discussion, and further commentary from Mr. Carney may help to bring a bullish factor to the currency as the most recent comments from head of the bank appeared to be supportive of continued policy tightening. At the BoE's ‘Super Thursday' rate decision earlier in the month, the bank hastened forecasts for hikes while also
The net response to that rate decision was a strong showing in the British Pound, as .
GBP/USD Moving Forward
This can be a difficult time to work with a difficult market, as on Thursday with Black Friday to follow. This will normally bring on low liquidity in financial markets and this can make for a dangerous backdrop around the British Pound, as low liquidity matched with big drivers can create sharp moves that are even more unpredictable than normal.
On a bigger picture basis, traders will still likely want to await some element of resolution of the three-month range before looking to implement directional strategies. The support side of that area is nearby but, up to this stage, sellers have continued to shy away from a re-test of the 1.2671. This is the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement of the ‘Brexit move' in the pair, taking the June, 2016 high down to the October, 2016 low. Since that level came into play to mark the yearly low in mid-August, bears have shied away from a re-test on two separate occasions; in late-October and again last week.
GBP/USD Weekly Price Chart Chart prepared by
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