The GBPUSD higher on the day but finds willing sellers near the 100 day MA

Feb 2, 2022
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GBPUSD finds sellers towards its 100 day transferring common

The GBPUSD moved greater yesterday however the value motion was up and down uneven for a lot of the North American session. The worth however, did prolong up above its 100 hour transferring common (blue line) – giving the patrons some consolation/management after a gradual decline from the January 13 excessive (see hourly chart above).

In buying and selling right this moment, the Asian session lows discovered assist towards its damaged 100 hour transferring common. That gave the patrons the A-OK to maneuver greater. Within the early European session, the worth did begin to prolong with extra momentum to the upside.

That transfer greater was in a position to get above the 200 hour transferring common (inexperienced line at present at 1.34825) and the 38.2% retracement of the transfer down from the January 13 excessive at 1.35066. Nonetheless, the 100 day transferring common at 1.35143 was the restrict to the upside thus far right this moment. The important thing transferring common gave merchants trigger for pause. The excessive value reached 1.35134 and rotated again down towards the 200 hour transferring common.

The worth over the past two hours has traded above and beneath that transferring common stage. Admittedly, there has not been lots of momentum beneath the transferring common, which retains the patrons in play for added corrective probing to the upside.

Having stated that, nonetheless, getting above the 100 day transferring common can be key (and wanted) for the corrective transfer greater to proceed .

PS. Final Monday the worth moved beneath that 100 day transferring common for the primary time since January 7, and stayed beneath that transferring common line on the corrective transfer greater on January 26. Staying beneath does give sellers some say within the bias after all

What does the worth motion right this moment say on the 5 minute chart?

Drilling to the 5 minute chart beneath, the corrective transfer off the excessive value right this moment, did stall towards its rising 100 bar transferring common (at present at 1.3481). The worth additionally stalled between the 38.2%-50% of the times buying and selling vary. If the worth can keep above these ranges,, the patrons would nonetheless have intraday management within the brief time period. Bear in mind.

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GBPUSD on the 5 minute chart

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