GBP/USD finds resistance at 1.3600

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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA

As the US Federal Reserve released the FOMC Meeting Minutes, the GBP/USD surged due to markets observing US Dollar's weakness. The event resulted in a test of the 1.3600 level's resistance.

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GBP/USD short-term review

If the pair reaches above the 1.3600 mark, the rate could test the resistance zone of early February high levels at 1.3620/1.3629. Above this zone, note the 1.3640/1.364 zone, which captures the February 10 high level. In addition, the weekly R1 simple pivot point was located at 1.3646.

However, a potential decline could first look for support in the weekly simple pivot point at 1.3568, before falling to the combined support of the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages at the 1.3550 mark. Below the simple moving averages, note the February low level zone at 1.3488/1.3497. Moreover, take into account the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 1.3492 and the 1.3500 mark.

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GBP/USD daily chart's review

On the daily candle chart, the combination of the 50 and 100-day simple moving averages is pushing the rate into the resistance of the 200-day simple moving average at 1.3620.

Daily chart


Traders are short


Since Tuesday, traders were mostly bearish, as 64% of trader open position volume on the Swiss Foreign Exchange was in short positions.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, in the 100-pip range around the rate the pending orders were 73% to sell the GBP against USD.

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