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FxWirePro: GBP/USD rallies as dollar suffers Jackson hole jitters

• GBP/USD rose above 1.3200 level on Friday as dollar attracted sellers ahead of important speeches from the heads of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. • Traders are awaiting Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech l…

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FxWirePro: GBP/USD rallies as dollar suffers Jackson hole jitters
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• GBP/USD rose above 1.3200 level on Friday as dollar attracted sellers ahead of  important speeches from the heads of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.

• Traders are awaiting Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech later today at the Jackson Hole research conference, seeking clues about the potential scale of rate cuts.

• Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is also set to speak at the symposium at 1900 GMT.

• Technical signals are  strongly bullish as RSI is   at 75, daily momentum studies  5, 9 and 10 DMAs are trending up.

•   Immediate resistance is located at 1.3192( 23.6%fib), any close above will push the pair towards 1.3223( Higher BB)

•  Strong support is seen at 1.3080(38.2%fib) and break below could take the pair towards 1.2985 (50%  fib).

  Recommendation: Good to buy around 1.3210, with stop loss of 1.3100 and target price of 1.3280.

 

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