FX.co ★ Technical Analysis of GBP/USD for February 23, 2021

Technical Market Outlook:

The GBP/USD pair has hit the level of 1.4085 which is the current swing high and the upper channel boundary level. Some kind of correction or pull-back is being expected due to the extremely overbought market conditions, so please keep an eye on the intraday technical support seen at 1.4034 and the local technical support located at the level of 1.3982 - 1.3965. Any violation of this level will open the road towards the next technical support seen at the level of 1.3889. The higher time frame trend is still up and the current correction is only an internal corrective cycle inside of the up trend.

Weekly Pivot Points:

WR3 - 1.4313

WR2 - 1.4176

WR1 - 1.4112

Weekly Pivot - 1.3970

WS1 - 1.3906

WS2 - 1.3764

WS3 - 1.3698

Trading Recommendations:

The GBP/USD pair keeps developing the up trend. The recent top was made at the level of 1.4050 and this was the higher close in over two years. All the local corrections should be used to open a buy orders as long as the level of 1.2674 is not broken. The long-term target for bulls is seen at the level of 1.4370.