GBP/USD dropped sharply to as low as 1.3026 last week as decline from 1.3651 accelerated. Initial bias remains on the downside this week for 1.2773 key support first. The strong downside momentum is raising the chance of medium term reversal. Decisive break there will affirm this bearish case and bring deeper fall to retest 1.1946 low. Meanwhile, break of 1.3221 minor resistance will at least indicate near term bottoming and turn bias back to the upside for rebound.
In the bigger picture, while the medium term rebound from 1.1946 was strong, GBP/USD hit strong resistance from the falling trend line. Outlook is turned a bit mixed and we’ll turn neutral first. On the downside, decisive break of 1.2773 key support will argue that rebound from 1.1946 has completed. The corrective structure of rise from 1.1946 to 1.3651 will in turn suggest that long term down trend is now completed. Break of 1.1946 low should then be seen. On the upside, break of 1.3835 support turned resistance will revive the case of trend reversal and target 38.2% retracement of 2.1161 (2007 high) to 1.1946 (2016 low) at 1.5466 .
In the longer term picture, long the outlook is turned a bit mixed as GBP/USD failed to break through falling tend line resistance. We’ll turn neutral first and assess the outlook again and price actions unfold.
