FX.co ★ Technical analysis of GBP/USD for October 22, 2014

Forecast:

• According to the previous events, the price of GBP/USD pair has still been trapped between the levels of 1.6000 and 1.6125. In the long term, buying above the level of 1.6000 with the first target at 1.6093, it may resume to move towards 1.6187. However, stop loss should be set below 1.6000. On the other hand, below the price 1.6167 (1.6167: 127.% of Fibonacci retracement levels) look for further descending movement with targets at 1.6095 and 1.6031 in order to test the weekly pivot point.

Note:

• The weekly support and the resistance will set at 1.5936 and 1.6187 respectively. Moreover, the weekly pivot point sets at the level of 1.6031. It should be noted that if there is no significant news to influence, the market price will be moving from pivot point to resistance 1 or support 1. But if there is significant news to influence, the market price may go straight through resistance 1 or support 1 and reaches resistance 2 or support 2 and even resistance 3 or support 3.