The British pound currency has started to move back above the 1.2000 level against the US dollar after appearing to find hard resistance from the 1.2100 level ahead of the Bank of England meeting this week.
A big drop in the EURGBP pair appeared to aid the British pound earlier this week as the euro sunk and investors scrambled for safer currencies as the energy crisis looms over Europe.
This week the Bank of England could raise rates by as much as 0.5% as the central bank of the United Kingdom pledge to get inflation under control as food and energy price spiral higher.
Recently the Governor of the UK central bank Andrew Bailey said such a move is “not locked in”. The Bank is tasked with trying to wrestle that figure back down to 2%.
CPI inflation data from the UK today is expected to show June’s inflation picked up from May’s 40-year-high of 9.1%. Some analysts are even predicting that inflation in the UK could rise above 10 percent.
Mr Bailey noted that a 50-basis point rise – from 1.25% to 1.75% – will be one of the options for the Monetary Policy Committee when it next decides on rates on 4 August.
And that” if we see signs of greater persistence of inflation, and price and wage setting would be such signs, we will have to act forcefully.”
Looking at sentiment data and how traders feel about sterling, the ActivTrader Market Sentiment tool shows that traders are growing neutral, despite the recent price volatility.
With 54% of traders are currently bullish, it should be noted that this current sentiment reading is significant enough to be an extreme reading, as traders are now basically neck and neck in terms of positioning.
GBPUSD Short-term Technical Analysis
Looking at the four-hour time frame, technical analysis clearly shows that that GBPUSD pair has towards the top of trading range between the 1.1800 support and 1.2100 resistance level.
A break above the range could cause a major price surge higher, however, failure at the top of the range could cause a test back towards the bottom of the price range.
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GBPUSD Medium-term Technical Analysis
According to the daily time frame, the GBPUSD pair has moved towards the top of a falling wedge pattern. These patterns are known to be very bullish reversal patterns.
The daily time frame also shows that the pattern is located between the 1.1600 and 1.2100 level. A move equivalent to the size of the pattern should be expected once a breakout comes.
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