GBP/USD Price Analysis: Positioning Flat Awaiting NFPs, Watching a Breakout Closely

  • GBP/USD bulls are taking advantage of the dynamic support of the trend line.
  • The market is now trading in the mid-range zone ahead of Friday’s NFP.

GBP/USD has shown signs of a classic pre-NFP selloff as the pair sweeps liquidity on either side of the top of this week’s range. GBP/USD rallied in the Asian session from lows and reached as high as 1.2781 before slumping to daily lows in US morning trade at 1.2673, hitting inside day lows on Tuesday.

GBP/USD 4-hour chart

GBP/USD is roughly range-balanced for this week ahead of Non-Farm Payrolls as it leans into trend line support and is supported by previous downtrend line now acting as support of the counter trend

The low for the week is at 1.2658 and is an area of ​​great interest as it holds room for a test below 1.2600 as a downside target area. To the upside, a break of 1.2781 opens the risk of a run to test the 1.2850 upside target zone.

Source: Fx Street

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