GBPUSD Technical Analysis – Downtrend Likely to Continue

The British pound currency has continued to head towards higher technical levels against the US dollar, following the announcement that Liz Truss is going to be UK Prime Minister.

Truss, who was formally appointed by the Queen at the Balmoral estate in Scotland, will address the nation later on Tuesday afternoon in her first speech as PM.

UK prime minister, Truss outlined the plans that had been central to her campaign: “I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy.” Indeed, Truss had said she will reverse April’s National Insurance hike and cancel the rise in corporation tax that was slated for April.

She is expected to engage in a loosening of fiscal policy, this could hit the British pound at it could result in higher inflation and in turn this would be higher interest rates.

In reaction to the news we have seen a move towards the 1.1600 area and a subsequent rejection back towards the 1.1500 level. I don’t believe that the downtrend is over.

In terms of price pattern the GBPUSD pair is still looking lower. A number of price pattern still predict pain below the 1.1000 level for sterling in the coming weeks and months.

Looking at sentiment data and how traders feel about sterling, the ActivTrader Market Sentiment tool shows that traders are growing more bullish, despite the recent sharp price drop.

With 74% of traders currently bullish, it should be noted that this current sentiment reading is significant enough to be an extreme reading, as traders are now basically increasingly bullish bets. This is still a very bearish sign for sterling.