#GBPUSD @ 1.12305 bears keep reins at the lowest levels in 37 years amid broad US dollar strength, pre-BOE anxiety. (Pivot Orderbook analysis)

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• GBP/USD bears keep reins at the lowest levels in 37 years amid broad US dollar strength, pre-BOE anxiety.
• Fed, Russia propel DXY, yields ahead of a slew of central bank decisions.
• BOE could surprise markets with 75 bps rate hike but Cable sellers may not react too strongly amid risk-off mood.

The pair currently trades last at 1.12305.

The previous day high was 1.1385 while the previous day low was 1.1237. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1.1294, expected to provide resistance. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1.1328, expected to provide resistance.

GBP/USD slumped to the fresh 37-year low near 1.1220 before licking its wounds around 1.1230 during early Thursday morning in Europe. In doing so, the Cable pair justifies the broad US dollar strength amid the risk-aversion while also portraying the market’s pessimism ahead of the Bank of England’s (BOE) monetary policy meeting.

While portraying the mood, the US 10-year Treasury yields bounce back towards the 11-year high marked the previous day, up three basis points (bps) near 3.55% whereas the 2-year counterpart rises 0.75% intraday to 4.085% at the latest, near the highest levels in 15 years. Also, the S&P 500 Futures refresh a two-month low of around 3,770, down 0.70% intraday by the press time.

It should be noted that the firmer yields and the downbeat equities, as well as stock futures, direct the risk-averse traders towards the US dollar. As a result, US Dollar Index (DXY) takes the bids to refresh the two-decade top as it rises to 111.65, up 0.22% intraday near 111.60 at the latest.

In doing so, the greenback’s gauge versus the six major currencies cheers the Fed’s third 0.75% rate hike, as well as the Russia-Ukraine tension.

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced 75 basis points (bps) of a rate hike, the third one in a line of such kind, as it wants to tame inflation fears even at the cost of a “sustained period of below-trend growth” and a softening in the labor market. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell also signaled that the way to tame inflation isn’t painless ahead.

On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement to mobilize partial troops also reignited the Ukraine-linked geopolitical fears and the supply-crunch woes. In a reaction, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian neutrality is out of the question and he rules out that a settlement can happen on a different basis than the Ukrainian peace formula. On the same line were the comments from the Group of Seven (G7) leaders who confirmed cooperation on support for Ukraine.

At home, the UK government’s fresh relief plan surrounding the limits on the energy bill and aid to the British business fails to convince the Cable buyers. Also exerting downside pressure on the GBP/USD prices could be the fears of harsh Brexit as UK PM Liz Truss is a firm opponent of the European Union (EU) laws.

To sum up, GBP/USD bears are all in to challenge the 1.0000 psychological magnet on the BOE’s 0.50% rate hike. Meanwhile, a surprise move of the 75 basis points (bps) by the “Old Lady”, as it is popularly known, may not impress the cable bulls except for a short-term rebound amid the broad risk-aversion and comparatively better status of the US versus the UK.

Also read: BOE Interest Rate Decision Preview: GBP/USD braces for volatility storm, eyeing a 75 bps hike

Unless bouncing back beyond the four-month-old previous support line, around 1.1290 by the press time, GBP/USD is vulnerable to testing the 78.6% Fibonacci Expansion (FE) level of the pair’s moves between August 17 and September 13, near 1.1160.

Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances

GBPUSD currently trading at 1.1233 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 1.1267 and is trading with a change of -0.30% % .

The pair remains strongly bearish on the daily time frame. It trades below the 20 SMA @ 1.1548, 50 SMA 1.1839, 100 SMA @ 1.2071 and 200 SMA @ 1.2676.

The previous day high was 1.1385 while the previous day low was 1.1237. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1.1294, expected to provide resistance. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1.1328, expected to provide resistance.

Note the levels of interest below:

• Pivot support is noted at 1.1208, 1.1149, 1.106
• Pivot resistance is noted at 1.1355, 1.1444, 1.1503

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