GBP/USD Facing Hurdles While EUR/GBP Is Surging

GBP/USD declined heavily below the 1.2920 and 1.2900 support levels. EUR/GBP rallied sharply and climbed above the 0.8500 resistance area.

Important Takeaways for GBP/USD and EUR/GBP

• The British Pound started a major decline after it failed to surpass the 1.3000 resistance area.
• There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near 1.2860 on the hourly chart of GBP/USD.
• EUR/GBP surged higher after forming a bottoming pattern near the 0.8360 level.
• There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near 0.8585 on the hourly chart.

GBP/USD Technical Analysis

This past week, the British Pound struggled to gain bullish momentum above the 1.3000 resistance against the US Dollar. As a result, the GBP/USD pair started a major decline below the 1.2950 and 1.2920 levels.

Moreover, there was a break below the 1.2860 support level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. Finally, the pair declined below the 1.2800 area and traded as low as 1.2725 on FXOpen.

It is currently correcting higher above the 1.2780 and 1.2800 levels. There was a break above the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the 1.2919 high to 1.2725 low.

However, there are a couple of important hurdles waiting on the upside near the 1.2860 level (the previous key support). Moreover, there is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near 1.2860 on the hourly chart of GBP/USD.

The trend line is close to the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the 1.2919 high to 1.2725 low. The 50 hourly simple moving average is also near the 1.2860 resistance area.

Therefore, the GBP/USD might struggle to continue higher above the 1.2860 and 1.2880 resistance levels. If the pair succeeds in gaining pace above the 1.2860 area, it could start a strong increase. The next major resistance is seen near the 1.2950 level.

Conversely, there is a risk of more losses below the 1.2800 support area. The next key support is near the 1.2750 level, below which it could retest the 1.2725 low.

EUR/GBP Technical Analysis

The Euro started a solid upward move after forming a bottoming pattern near the 0.8360 level against the British Pound. As a result, the EUR/GBP pair broke many important resistances near the 0.8450 and 0.8500 level.

The pair even settled above the 0.8550 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. The upward move was such that the pair spiked above 0.8600 and traded as high as 0.8649.

It is currently correcting lower and trading below the 0.8630 level. There was a break below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the 0.8521 low to 0.8649 high.

However, there are many key supports on the downside near the 0.8585 level. There is also a major bullish trend line forming with support near 0.8585 on the hourly chart.

The trend line is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the 0.8521 low to 0.8649 high. Below the trend line support, the next major support is near the 0.8540 level and the 50 hourly SMA.

Therefore, dips in EUR/GBP remain supported near 0.8550 and 0.8540 in the near term. On the upside, a break above the 0.8650 level could lead the pair towards the 0.8700 level.