#GBPUSD @ 1.21901 gains strong positive traction for the third straight day and refreshes weekly high. (Pivot Orderbook analysis)

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• GBP/USD gains strong positive traction for the third straight day and refreshes weekly high.
• A sustained strength beyond the 1.2100 mark and the 38.2% Fibo, prompt technical buying.
• Mixed oscillators on hourly/daily charts warrant caution before placing fresh bullish bets.

The pair currently trades last at 1.21901.

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.

The GBP/USD pair builds on this week’s rebound from the vicinity of the very important 200-day SMA, or a one-month low around the 1.1960 area and scales higher for the third straight day on Thursday. The positive momentum remains uninterrupted through the early North American session and pushes spot prices to a fresh weekly high, around the 1.2175 region in the last hour.

A sustained move beyond the 1.2100 mark was seen as a key trigger for bullish traders amid broad-based US Dollar weakness. A subsequent break through the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the recent pullback from a multi-month high touched in January might have already set the stage for additional gains. The positive outlook is reinforced by the fact that technical indicators on the 4-hourly chart have been gaining positive traction.

That said, the Relatively Strength Index (RSI) on the 1-hour chart is already flashing overbought conditions. Adding to this, oscillators on the daily chart – though have been recovering from the bearish territory – are yet to confirm the positive bias. Hence, any subsequent positive move is likely to remain capped near the 1.2190-1.2200 confluence hurdle, comprising technically significant (50-period and 200-period SMAs on the 4-hour chart) and the 50% Fibo. level.

Bulls might wait for some follow-through buying beyond the aforementioned barrier before placing fresh bets amid expectations that the Bank of England’s rate-hiking cycle is nearing the end. The GBP/USD pair might then accelerate the momentum towards the 61.8% Fibo. level, around the 1.2255-1.2260 area en route to the 1.2300 round-figure mark

On the flip side, the 38.2% Fibo. level, around the 1.2145 zone, now seems to protect the immediate downside. Any further pullback might now be seen as a buying opportunity near the 1.2100 mark, which should act as a pivotal point. This is followed by 23.6% Fibo. level support near the 1.2075 area, which if broken decisively will suggest that the corrective bounce has run its course and make the GBP/USD pair vulnerable to resume its downtrend.

Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances

GBPUSD currently trading at 1.2182 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 1.2068 and is trading with a change of 0.94 % .

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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