#GBPUSD @ 1.24776 has attempted a recovery after building a cushion around 1.2450 as the USD Index has turned volatile. (Pivot Orderbook analysis)

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• GBP/USD has attempted a recovery after building a cushion around 1.2450 as the USD Index has turned volatile.
• The release of the US Retail Sales data will prove more clarity on Federal Reserve’s monetary policy action.
• Bank of England policymakers agreed that they underestimated the strength and persistence of the United Kingdom’s inflation.
• GBP/USD is at a make or a break level below the Rising Channel pattern, therefore, sheer volatility is widely anticipated

The pair currently trades last at 1.24776.

The previous day high was 1.2541 while the previous day low was 1.244. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1.2479, expected to provide resistance. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1.2502, expected to provide resistance.

GBP/USD is gathering strength for a recovery move from near the 1.2450 support as the US Dollar Index (DXY) has demonstrated a loss in the upside momentum after printing a high of 102.75 in the early European session. The Cable is expected to gain strength after surpassing the immediate resistance of 1.2480.

S&P500 futures have added nominal gains in the Asian session after a mild bearish Friday, portraying a recovery in the risk appetite of the market participants. The appeal for risk-perceived assets has improved as investors are shifting their focus towards solidifying expectations of a pause in the policy-tightening regime by the Federal Reserve (Fed).

The Pound Sterling is likely to remain active ahead of the United Kingdom’s Employment data, which is scheduled for Tuesday. Shortage of labor in the UK market has been a major reason behind its tight labor market conditions.

After the postponement of Friday’s US debt-ceiling negotiations, US President Joe Biden and Republican House of Representatives Joseph McCarthy are set to meet again on Tuesday. The former wants the approval of raising the Federal borrowing cap but not at the cost of the President’s initiatives and the latter is ready to approve an increment in debt-ceiling if US President Joe Biden agrees to cut spending initiatives to reduce the budget deficit.

The Congressional Budget Office warned on Friday that the United States faced a “significant risk” of defaulting on payment obligations within the first two weeks of June without raising the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, adding that payment operations will remain uncertain throughout May.

Also, IMF has warned that a U.S. default would have “serious repercussions” for the U.S. economy.

Investors’ expectations for a pause in the policy-tightening process by the Federal Reserve are skyrocketing amid support from major United States economic indicators. US inflation and prices offered by producers for goods and services at factory gates also known as Producer Price Index (PPI) have slowed down, and labor market conditions are softening due to tight credit conditions and a bleak economic outlook, which indicates that the Federal Reserve will halt its aggressive policy-tightening spree to safeguard the economy from collateral damage.

For further guidance, investors will keep an eye on the monthly Retail Sales data (April). The economic data is seen expanding by 0.7% vs. a contraction of 0.6%. A recovery in retail demand could ease expectations of a pause in the aggressive rate-hike spell by the Federal Reserve.

After hiking interest rates for the 12th consecutive time, Bank of England policymakers agreed that they underestimated the strength and persistence of the United Kingdom’s inflation. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey pushed interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.5%. Regarding inflation guidance, Bank of England policymakers believe that UK’s inflation will come down to 2% by early 2025. The current UK inflation situation might result in the missing of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge of halving UK inflation by the end of CY2023.

Going forward, UK’s Employment data (April) will be keenly watched. Three-month Unemployment Rate is seen unchanged at 3.8%. Average Earnings excluding bonuses are expected to accelerate to 6.8% from the former release of 6.6%. This could fuel inflationary pressures further. Claimant Count Change is seen declining by 10.8K.

GBP/USD has slipped below the Rising Channel chart pattern formed on a four-hour scale. The Cable is at a make or a break level, therefore, sheer volatility is widely anticipated. The 20-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2516 has acted as a major barricade for the Pound Sterling bulls.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) is oscillating in the bearish range of 20.00-40.00, advocating more weakness ahead.

Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances

GBPUSD currently trading at 1.2467 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 1.2449 and is trading with a change of 0.14 % .

The pair is trading below its 20 Daily moving average @ 1.2506, above its 50 Daily moving average @ 1.2357 , above its 100 Daily moving average @ 1.2249 and above its 200 Daily moving average @ 1.196

The previous day high was 1.2541 while the previous day low was 1.244. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1.2479, expected to provide resistance. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1.2502, expected to provide resistance.

Note the levels of interest below:

• Pivot support is noted at 1.2413, 1.2376, 1.2312
• Pivot resistance is noted at 1.2513, 1.2577, 1.2614

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