Another barrage of positive headlines from the Middle East has lifted the euro and sterling while sending energy prices sharp.
The Pound to Dollar exchange rate held near 1.3325 on Friday, having retreated more than two cents from July's high around 1.3558. GBP/USD is still around 0.6% higher this month, but Sterling has struggled to respond to a stronger run of UK economic data.
The FOMC rate decision in June is what finally helped USD bulls to take a big step forward and from the weekly chart, that move is still quite evident although it started to stall shortly after running into the Fibonacci level at 101.80.
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GBPUSD also managed to retreat below 1.3320 which may add more drop pressure over market As we see over the Daily chart a possible triangle formation may hold market inside 1.3140-80 support and 1.3480 resistance Below 1.3140 more drops is likely SUPPORT RESISTANCE LEVEL1 1.3300 1.3400-30 LEVEL2 1.3160 1.3555 LEVEL3 1.3010 1.3655
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GBPUSD managed to pass above the resistance of 1.3430 to meet the target of 1.3510 and above. As we see from the chart, a chance for a trading zone between support 1.3320-50 and resistance 1.3555 could hold the market.
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