A comprehensive analysis of GBP/USD for 18.04.2018 22.04.2018
In our traditional comprehensive weekly review we will review the main fundamental and technical factors, as well as give trading recommendations for GBPUSD. This currency pair is extremely volatile and unpredictable, however, we get a large profit on the powerful price movements.
The previous week, from 11 to 15 June, was bearish for GBPUSD:
The week was full of news and political events, which affected the volatility. In particular, the us declared duties in the "trade war" with China - more than significantly strengthened the dollar. We believe that the response from China will not be long in coming, which means that we need to be ready for abnormal volatility.
Technical analysis
The long-term trend of GBPUSD has been bearish for 11 years, since January 2007. There are some signs of a possible reversal: since October 2016 and the whole of 2017, the price basically went up. This trend continued at the beginning of this year 2018, but the last two months (medium-term trend) for the pound were bearish. Therefore, we consider the bearish forecast as the most likely.
Option β 1 - continuation of the bearish trend
Pay attention to the chart D1-highlighted the classic trend reversal figure "Head and shoulders".
The mouth of the "Alligator" is open down, most fractals (both bullish and bearish) are below the red line β this is a signal to sell. A reasonable solution would be short positions below the fresh low at 1.32109.
Option β 2 - bullish trend
As we have already noted, the main role is played by fundamental factors-political news within the "trade wars" between the leading world powers. You need to be prepared for a sharp price movement up. On the weekly chart, the "Alligator" bullish trend, which began in 2017, did not turn around reliably - we will not ignore it. This scenario and the corresponding long positions are considered when fixing the price above 1.333500.
Option β 3 - flat
The least likely option, however, if we do not see the trade signals for buying (selling) confirming each other, it will be more reasonable to stay out of the market, waiting for the appropriate time.
Fundamental analysis
Significant events of the weekly economic calendar:
Monday 18 June
β’ FOMC Members Duke, Bostic and Williams speech
Tuesday 19 June
β’ Building Permits Change (USA)
β’ Building Permits (USA)
Wednesday 20 June
β’ Fed's Powell Speech
β’ Existing Home Sales (USA)
Thursday 21 June
β’ BoE Interest Rate Decision
β’ Monetary Policy Summary (Britain)
β’ Initial Jobless Claims (USA)
β’ BOE's Governor Carney speech
Before the news - be prepared for powerful price fluctuations. Follow our daily analytical reviews.
Sincerely yours, Sergey Ryazantsev - Financial analyst of AMEGA brokerage company