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20 Dec 2013
Flash: GBP/USD’s spike higher looks exhaustive - Commerzbank
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Karen Jones, Head of Technical Analysis at Commerzbank notes that GBP/USD’s spike high to 1.6483 is seen as exhaustive and we would at least expect to see some consolidation at these levels.
Key Quotes
“A close below support at 1.6259/56 is needed to cast attention back to the 5 month uptrend at 1.6180.”
“A close below here is needed to alleviate immediate upside pressure and re-target the 1.5855 November low, but our feeling is that that this should hold the initial test.”
“We cannot rule out attempts towards 1.6565 and even the 1.6634 200 month ma. However this is not our favoured scenario.”
Key Quotes
“A close below support at 1.6259/56 is needed to cast attention back to the 5 month uptrend at 1.6180.”
“A close below here is needed to alleviate immediate upside pressure and re-target the 1.5855 November low, but our feeling is that that this should hold the initial test.”
“We cannot rule out attempts towards 1.6565 and even the 1.6634 200 month ma. However this is not our favoured scenario.”