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GBP/USD 4H Chart 8/6/2012 10:10AM EDT
The GBP/USD slid after Friday’s (8/3) sharp rally, which came after better-than-expected US NFP data. The market then found support heading into the 8/6 US session at a rising trendline connecting last week’s lows, around 1.5550. Also note that the 1H RSI reading mostly held above 40 after tagging 70 last week, a sign of some developing bullish momentum in the near-term.
The thing is, the market is trading sideways when you look at the bigger picture. Even in the 1H chart the moving averages are whipping back and forth. The 200-SMA is flat with price crisscrossing it. As the market rallies, it will also have to face a declining trendline connecting highs from 7/27 and 7/30. We already broke above a sharper declining trendline that was connecting highs throughout July.
The 4H chart below also shows a sideways market going back to June. The lowest range pivot is around 1.54, while a more common low was at 1.5460. To the upside, the range resistance is in the 1.5720-1.5770 area.
GBP/USD 4H Chart 8/6/2012 10:15AM EDT
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