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FxWirePro: GBP/CAD pauses at major trendline resistance at 1.7435, resumption of upside likely on break above

GBP/CAD is trading in an extremely narrow range, struggles to find catalyst for its next move. Upside in the pair remains capped at major trendline resistance at 1.7435. We see resumption of upside on break above. Break …

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FxWirePro: GBP/CAD pauses at major trendline resistance at 1.7435, resumption of upside likely on break above
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  • GBP/CAD is trading in an extremely narrow range, struggles to find catalyst for its next move.
     
  • Upside in the pair remains capped at major trendline resistance at 1.7435. We see resumption of upside on break above.
     
  • Break above 100W SMA keeps scope for upside. Technical studies on weekly charts highly bullish.
     
  • RSI and Stochs are highly bullish. We see +ve DMI dominance. Price action is above daily cloud and major moving averages.
     
  • Break above 1.7435 finds next major resistance lies at 38.2% Fib retrace of 2.09720 to 1.57361 fall at 1.7736.
     
  • On the flipside, retrace and close below 100W SMA invalidates bullish bias.

Support levels - 1.7311 (5-DMA), 1.7088 (Ichi cloud), 1.7050 (20-DMA)

Resistance levels - 1.7465 (Nov 2017 highs), 1.7525 (Sept 2016 high), 1.7736 (38.2% Fib retrace of 2.09720 to 1.57361 fall)

Call update: Our previous call is progressing well.

Recommendation: Watch out for break above 1.7435, stay long for targets.

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