The recent downtrend of GBPUSD was caused by higher demand for the US Dollar. According to the analytic team of Barclays Capital, the currency pair will probably test 1.600 amid investors’ loyalty towards the British currency. They say this is a good opportunity to go long GBPUSD. However, a negative scenario will press the British Pound. As long as GBPUSD stays below 1.6200, the bears will keep trying to initiate a downswing.
As for the currency strategists of Commerzbank, they also anticipate a test of 1.600. However, they say that as long as the exchange rate is above 1.6000, the weakness is of correctional nature, which means a rally up to 1.6385 is probable.
According to , GBPUSD continues the mid-term downtrend. The currency pair is forming sub-wave 3(С) or А(С)/С inside the bearish wave А/В of wave level Daily.
The closest levels of support are 1.5923, 1.5892,1.5818. The downtrend will be completed once the price breaks and consolidates above 1.6122 (as shown below):
