GBP/USD aims at 1.2000

Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
Since finding support in the zone near 1.2100 mark during early Monday's trading, the GBP/USD has been ignoring technical levels.

Namely, no support and resistance is being found in the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages, the weekly simple pivot point at 1.2133 and the round exchange rate levels of 1.2100 and 1.2150.

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GBP/USD short-term view

On Tuesday morning, the rate appeared to have started a decline, as the rate reached below Monday's trading levels. If the decline continues, the rate might once again reach the low level zone below 1.2000.

On the other hand, if the Pound recovers against the US Dollar, watch out for the recently ignored technical levels, as they might after all impact the rate, prior to a surge to the 1.2200 mark.

Hourly Chart

GBP/USD daily chart's review

On the daily candle chart, the rate continues to trade in a channel down pattern. Note the pattern's resistance near 1.2400 and the 50-day simple moving average.

Meanwhile, note that in June the 1.2000 mark acted as support to the currency exchange rate and caused retracements back up as high as 1.2400.

Daily chart


Traders are long


On Tuesday, traders were long, 55% of trader open position volume on the Swiss Foreign Exchange was in long positions.

In the meantime, pending orders in a 100-base point range around the pair were 51% to buy the GBP/USD.

On Monday, open positions were 56% long and pending orders were 57% to buy.

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