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GBP/USD: the pound received a boost from the Bank of England 17.12.2021
Good afternoon, dear forum visitors!
NPBFX offers the latest release of analytics on GBP/USD for a better understanding of the current market situation and more efficient trading.
Current trend
The British pound is trading mixed against the US currency during the morning session, consolidating around 1.3320 amid most of the long profit taking.
The day before, the instrument showed steady growth and updated local highs from November 24, which was the market's reaction to a rather unexpected increase in rates by the Bank of England. Citing high inflation, which reached 5.1% in November on an annualized basis (after rising 4.2% in October), the regulator announced an increase in the key interest rate to 0.25%, and the decision was made almost unanimously (8 votes against 1).
Thus, the Bank of England became one of the first major central banks in the world to take this step. In addition, the British regulator decided to maintain the volume of UK government bond purchases at 875B pounds. In turn, the US Federal Reserve, which held a meeting the day before, only announced acceleration in the pace of curtailing the quantitative easing (QE) program.
Support and resistance
In the D1 chart, Bollinger Bands are reversing horizontally. The price range is expanding but it fails to conform to the surge of "bullish" sentiments at the moment. MACD grows, preserving a stable buy signal (located above the signal line). Stochastic keeps its upward direction but is rapidly approaching its highs, which reflects the risks of overbought GBP in the ultra-short term.
Resistance levels: 1.3350, 1.3400, 1.3450, 1.3500.
Support levels: 1.3300, 1.3250, 1.3200, 1.3159.
Trading tips
To open long positions, one can rely on the breakout of 1.3350 with the target at 1.3450. Stop-loss – 1.3300. Implementation time: 2-3 days.
A rebound from 1.3350 as from resistance followed by a breakdown of 1.3300 may become a signal for new sales with the target at 1.3200. Stop-loss – 1.3350.
Use more opportunities of the NPBFX analytical portal: glossary
Beginning traders certainly face a lot of specialized concepts and lexicon on FOREX, which are often not fully been understood. Swap, tick, hedge, margin calls are often unfamiliar to beginning traders. But the lack of knowledge of these fundamentals make a competent market vision impossible. So glossary on the NPBFX analytical portal could be an excellent helper in this case, which contains all the main definitions with explanations in a compact and accessible form. All concepts are arranged in alphabetical order, so that you can easily and quickly find and explore a new concept for yourself.
If you have any questions about trading instruments, you can always ask an analyst in the online chat on the portal and get a free consultation of an experienced specialist.
Use the current recommendations of analysts on GBP/USD and trade efficiently with NPBFX.
Good afternoon, dear forum visitors!
NPBFX offers the latest release of analytics on GBP/USD for a better understanding of the current market situation and more efficient trading.
Current trend
The British pound is trading mixed against the US currency during the morning session, consolidating around 1.3320 amid most of the long profit taking.
The day before, the instrument showed steady growth and updated local highs from November 24, which was the market's reaction to a rather unexpected increase in rates by the Bank of England. Citing high inflation, which reached 5.1% in November on an annualized basis (after rising 4.2% in October), the regulator announced an increase in the key interest rate to 0.25%, and the decision was made almost unanimously (8 votes against 1).
Thus, the Bank of England became one of the first major central banks in the world to take this step. In addition, the British regulator decided to maintain the volume of UK government bond purchases at 875B pounds. In turn, the US Federal Reserve, which held a meeting the day before, only announced acceleration in the pace of curtailing the quantitative easing (QE) program.
Support and resistance
In the D1 chart, Bollinger Bands are reversing horizontally. The price range is expanding but it fails to conform to the surge of "bullish" sentiments at the moment. MACD grows, preserving a stable buy signal (located above the signal line). Stochastic keeps its upward direction but is rapidly approaching its highs, which reflects the risks of overbought GBP in the ultra-short term.
Resistance levels: 1.3350, 1.3400, 1.3450, 1.3500.
Support levels: 1.3300, 1.3250, 1.3200, 1.3159.
Trading tips
To open long positions, one can rely on the breakout of 1.3350 with the target at 1.3450. Stop-loss – 1.3300. Implementation time: 2-3 days.
A rebound from 1.3350 as from resistance followed by a breakdown of 1.3300 may become a signal for new sales with the target at 1.3200. Stop-loss – 1.3350.
Use more opportunities of the NPBFX analytical portal: glossary
Beginning traders certainly face a lot of specialized concepts and lexicon on FOREX, which are often not fully been understood. Swap, tick, hedge, margin calls are often unfamiliar to beginning traders. But the lack of knowledge of these fundamentals make a competent market vision impossible. So glossary on the NPBFX analytical portal could be an excellent helper in this case, which contains all the main definitions with explanations in a compact and accessible form. All concepts are arranged in alphabetical order, so that you can easily and quickly find and explore a new concept for yourself.
If you have any questions about trading instruments, you can always ask an analyst in the online chat on the portal and get a free consultation of an experienced specialist.
Use the current recommendations of analysts on GBP/USD and trade efficiently with NPBFX.
