Since April, the GBPUSD has been moving sideways within the depicted consolidation range extending between (1.2265 - 1.2600)
On May 15, transient bearish breakout below 1.2265 (consolidation range lower limit) was demonstrated in the period between May 13 - May 26, denoting some sort of weakness from the ongoing bullish trend.
However, immediate bullish rebound has been expressed around the price level of 1.2080 bringing the GBPUSD back above the depicted price zone of 1.2520-1.2600 which failed to offer sufficient bearish rejection.
Further bullish advancement was expressed towards 1.2780 (Previous Key-Level) where another episode of bearish pullback was initiated.
Short-term bearish movement was expressed, initial bearish targets were located around 1.2600 and 1.2520 which paused the bullish outlook for sometime & enabled further bearish decline towards 1.2265.
Significant bullish rejection was originated around 1.2265 bringing the GBP/USD pair back towards 1.2780, where the mid-range of the depicted wedge-pattern failed to offer enough bearish rejection.
Intermediate-term Technical outlook for the GBP/USD pair remains bullish as long as bullish persistence is maintained above 1.2780 (Depicted KeyLevel) on the H4 Charts.
On the other hand, significant bearish rejection was demonstrated around the price level of 1.3160 in the form of (Multiple-Tops). Hence, upcoming bearish reversal should be expected provided that early bearish breakout occurs below 1.2980 (the depicted wedge pattern upper limit).
Trade recommendations :
Technical traders are advised to wait for any upcoming bearish breakdown below 1.2980 as a valid SELL Entry.
Initial T/p level is to be located around 1.2780. On the other hand, bullish persistence above 1.2980 invalidates this trading scenario.
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