FxWirePro: GBP/USD outlook weaker on renewed downside pressure
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 2:45 PM UTC
- The Sterling remained in strong bearish tone against dollar on Tuesday ahead of a second vote in Britain's upper house of parliament on legislation giving Prime Minister Theresa May the right to start formal Brexit talks.
- Britain's House of Lords will on Tuesday try to force the government to give lawmakers a greater say over the terms of Britain's exit from the EU and final approval of an eventual deal with the bloc.
- The pair made session low at 1.2171 but recovered slightly to trade at 1.2182 levels in early US session.
- The pair remains under bears control unless until it trades below 1.2285 resistance level, therefore it is good to sell this pair on rallies.
- To the upside, immediate resistance can be seen at 1.2227, a break above this level would expose to cable to next resistance level at 1.2285.
- To the downside immediate support can be seen at 1.2172, a break below will open the door towards next level at 1.2102.
Resistance Levels
R1: 1.2227 (50% Retracement Level)
R2: 1.2285 (61.8% Retracement Level)
R3: 1.2331 (March 1st high)
Support Levels
S1: 1.2172 (38.2% Retracement Levels)
S2: 1.2102 (23.6% Retracement Levels)|
S3: 1.2033 (Jan 11th lows)