‘Price action suggested stop-loss sell orders were tripped.’ – Alexandria Arnold and Dennis Pettit, Bloomberg
Pair’s outlook
During Thursday’s trading session the currency exchange rate had retreated down to the 1.1075 mark, where it found support. After the change in the direction of the pair the currency pair had broken pass the weekly R2 at 1.1115 on Friday morning. Due to that it can be expected that the rate will surge up to the resistance of the monthly R2 at 1.1187, which is strengthened by the 61.80% Fibonacci retracement level at 1.1190.
Traders’ sentiment
Traders have turned bearish on the pair, as 52% of open positions are short. However, 55% of pending orders are to buy the Pound.