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- British PoundT now targeting initial test of trend resistance- 1.2374-1.2433 Critical
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Sterlingsurged this week with theBritish Poundrallying more than 2.7% against theUS Dollarto trade at 1.2660 ahead of the New York close on Friday. The rally marks the largest single-week advance since September of 2017 and takes price into a critical resistance zone at trend extremes. These are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the GBP/ USDweekly price chart.Review my latestWeekly Strategy Webinarfor an in-depth breakdown of this Sterling price setup and more.
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Sterling Price Chart - GBP/USD Weekly
Chart Prepared byMichael Boutros , Technical Strategist;GBP/USD on Tradingview
Notes:Sterling posted a 4.2% range this week with price reversing off the median-line of a the descendingpitchfork formationwe've been tracking off the late-2018 / 2019 highs. The rally is now testing the upper parallel / 50% retracement around ~1.2670/90 and a breach / close above this threshold is needed to validate a larger breakout in the British Pound.
Subsequent topside resistance objectives are stacked just higher at the yearly open at 1.2754, the 100% extension at 1.2818 and the 38.2%retracementof the 2018 decline at 1.2883. Interim support now rests at the 2017 low-week close at 1.2374 backed closely by near-term bullish invalidation at the September low-week close at 1.2278.
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Bottom line:Sterling is testing BIG downtrend resistance here and the focus is on a breach of this key technical resistance confluence. From at trading standpoint, the immediate advance may be vulnerable here, but the broader focus remains higher while above 1.2278. From a trading standpoint a good spot to reduce long-exposure / raise protective stops – we'll favor fading weakness while above the low-week close targeting a topside breach / breakout of this formation. I'll publish an updatedSterling Price Outlookonce we get further clarity on the near-termGBP/USDtechnical trade levels.
Sterling Trader Sentiment (GBP/USD)
- A summary ofIG Client Sentimentshows traders are net-long GBP/ USD- the ratio stands at +1.64 (62.16% of traders are long) – bearish reading
- Long positions are22.55% lower than yesterday and 17.64% lower from last week
- Short positions are 26.52% higher than yesterday and 29.39% higher from last week
- We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests GBP/USD prices may continue to fall. Yet traders are less net-long than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current GBP/USD price trend may soon reverse higher despite the fact traders remain net-long.
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