FX.co ★ Technical analysis of GBP/USD for 26/08/2019:

Technical Market Overview:

The GBP/USD pair has broken above the technical resistance located at the level of 1.2248 and made a new local high at the level of 1.2292. The bulls are temporary in control of the market and the next target for them is located at the level of 1.2381. This is the short-term key resistance level and if violated, the correction might evolve into more trending move higher. Nevertheless, the whole move up is still a part of the correction, because it does not look like the beginning of a new, impulsive trend.

Weekly Pivot Points:

WR3 - 1.2616

WR2 - 1.2455

WR1 - 1.2395

Weekly Pivot Pont - 1.2226

WS1 - 1.2161

WS2 - 1.2001

WS3 - 1.1935

Trading Recommendations:

The best strategy for current market conditions is to trade with the larger timeframe trend, which is down. All upward moves will be treated as local corrections in the downtrend. In order to reverse the trend from down to up, the key level for bulls is seen at 1.2429 and it must be clearly violated. As long as the price is trading below this level, the downtrend continues.