#GBPUSD @ 1.20862 grinds higher around intraday top during three-day uptrend. (Pivot Orderbook analysis)

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• GBP/USD grinds higher around intraday top during three-day uptrend.
• Broad US Dollar weakness, cautious optimism underpin recovery moves despite mixed UK fundamentals.
• British housing market flashes red signals, workers’ strikes are on the top.
• BOE Governor Bailey’s testimony, preliminary readings for UK Q4 GDP eyed amid a light calendar for Thursday.

The pair currently trades last at 1.20862.

The previous day high was 1.211 while the previous day low was 1.2036. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1.2082, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1.2064, expected to provide support.

GBP/USD bulls keep reins for the third consecutive day as the Cable picks up bids to renew its intraday high near 1.2085 heading into Thursday’s London open. In doing so, the quote ignores fears surrounding the UK’s economic and political frontiers amid broad US Dollar weakness. The reason could also be linked to the pre-data consolidation as the British Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter (Q4) is up for publishing on Friday.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) traces downbeat Treasury bond yields to reverse the previous day’s recovery moves, down 0.11% intraday near 103.35 at the latest. That said, the US 10-year Treasury bond yields reversed from a one-month high to snap a three-day uptrend on Wednesday, pressured around 3.61% by the press time.

Also weighing on the greenback’s gauge versus the six major currencies could be the cautious optimism in the market. That said, the receding fears of the US-China jitters, following the balloon shooting, join hopes of People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) rate cuts and the restart of the China-based companies listing on the US exchanges seem to favor risk appetite in Asia.

It’s worth observing that hawkish Fedspeak, including Fed Governor Christopher Waller, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams and Fed Governor Lisa Cook, highlight inflation fears and defended higher rates, while also pushing back the talks of rate cuts in 2023. The same should have favored the US Dollar but did not. On the same line were comments from the US diplomats as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen mentioned, “While inflation remained elevated, there were encouraging signs that supply-demand mismatches were easing in many sectors of the economy.” Elsewhere, US President Joe Biden said during a PBS interview that there will be no US recession in 2023 or 2024.

At home, the UK Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey data mentioned earlier in the day that Britain’s housing market suffered the most widespread price falls since 2009 last month as the run of interest rate increases over the past year weighed on would-be buyers. Additionally, the ongoing labor strikes in the UK and the resulting economic hardships challenge the upside bias surrounding the GBP/USD pair.

On the positive side, the Brexit developments favor the GBP/USD bulls. “Talks between Britain and the European Union to improve post-Brexit trading relations in Northern Ireland will continue after leading figures discussed the process on Wednesday,” said Reuters.

Against this backdrop, the market witnesses a mild optimism and weighs on the US Dollar. The same could be witnessed in the US 10-year Treasury bond yields which reversed from a one-month high to snap a three-day uptrend on Wednesday, pressured around 3.61% at the latest. The same helped S&P 500 Futures to ignore Wall Street’s downbeat closing and remain mildly bid as of late.

Moving on, the GBP/USD pair traders will keep their eyes on Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey’s Testimony in the UK Parliament for fresh impulse. The reason could be linked to the easing hawkish bias at the “Old Lady”, as the BoE is sometimes known. However, Friday’s UK Q4 GDP and the US consumer-centric data will be crucial for clear directions.

Although a three-month-old ascending support line restricts GBP/USD downside near the 1.2000 psychological magnet, recovery remains elusive unless the quote stays below 50-DMA hurdle surrounding 1.2190.

Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances

GBPUSD currently trading at 1.2083 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 1.2068 and is trading with a change of 0.12% % .

The pair is trading below its 20 Daily moving average @ 1.2271, below its 50 Daily moving average @ 1.2193 , above its 100 Daily moving average @ 1.1824 and above its 200 Daily moving average @ 1.1948

The previous day high was 1.211 while the previous day low was 1.2036. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1.2082, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1.2064, expected to provide support.

Note the levels of interest below:

• Pivot support is noted at 1.2033, 1.1998, 1.1959
• Pivot resistance is noted at 1.2107, 1.2145, 1.218

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