GBP/USD respects round levels

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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
Despite the surprise Bank of England interest rate hike, the GBP/USD currency exchange rate remains near 1.2800. For most part of the week, the pair has traded between 1.2700 and 1.2850. Meanwhile, technical levels appear to have little impact on the pair.

Economic Calendar



On Friday, the rate could react to the Flash Manufacturing and Services PMI releases. UK data will be published at 08:30 GMT. US data will be out at 13:45 GMT.

GBP/USD short-term view

A move above 1.2850 could be stopped by the 1.2900 mark or the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.2948 and the 1.2950 level.

On the other hand, a decline of the Pound against the US Dollar would look for support in the combination of the 200-hour simple moving average and the 1.2700 level. Further below, note 1.2650 and 1.2600 levels.

Hourly Chart

GBP/USD daily chart's review

On the daily candle chart, the pair has passed above the 1.2610/1.2670 range. This range stopped the pair's recovery in May. In the near term future, the rate could find support in this range.
Daily chart


Traders are short


On Thursday, traders were 61% bearish, as 61% of trader open position volume on the Swiss Foreign Exchange was in short positions.

In the meantime, pending orders in a 100-base point range around the pair were 55% to buy the GBP/USD.

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