FX.co ★ Trading Signal for GBP/USD for March 13 - 14, 2023: buy above 1.2052 or sell after pullback at 1.2140 (200 EMA - GAP)

Early in the European session, the British pound is trading around 1.2071 above the 200 EMA above the 21 SMA. We can see that the GBP/USD pair opened this week's trade with a bullish gap.

The market sentiment is bullish and is being supported by the 200 EMA. It is likely to continue to rise in the next few hours and reach the maximum of 1.2140, the level seen on February 21 and 28.

This zone between the levels of 1.2140 -1.2161 (daily resistance_1) could act as a strong barrier for the British pound since in February, it acted as strong resistance twice.

In case of a pullback towards 1.2140 - 1.2161, we could sell with targets of 1.2085 (3/8 Murray) and 1.2050 (200 EMA).

If the British pound falls below the 200 EMA and trades on 4-hour charts below this level, we can expect it to fill the gap left around 1.2030 and reach support at 2/8 Murray at 1.19162.

In the event that the British pound trades below 4/8 Murray located at 1.2207 or any technical rebound in this area, we could see a signal to sell. In this case, the pair could reach 1.2000 in the next few days and even could fall to 1.1840 (1/8 Murray).