GBP/USD technical analysis: 50-HMA can toughen road to recovery

• USD weakness stops limit further downside.
• Recovery can be challenged by immediate resistance-confluence and 200-HMA.

Despite refraining from additional declines due to the recent US Dollar (USD) weakness, the GBP/USD pair still trades under near-term resistances as it seesaws around 1.2615 during the initial Asian session on Friday.

In addition to a downward sloping trend-line since early-week, 50-hour simple moving average (50-HMA) challenges the quote’s latest recovery around 1.2625/30, a break of which can escalate the up-moves to 1.2650/55 resistance-zone comprising mid-week extremes.

Should there be an additional upside past-1.2655, 200-HMA near 1.2675 and 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of current week decline at 1.2685 can question buyers targeting 1.2720 and 1.2750.

Meanwhile, 1.2600 and 1.2680 could keep limiting the pair’s near-term declines ahead of dragging it to 1.2480.

If prices keep trading southwards under 1.2480, the current year low of 1.2430 and 1.2400 round-figure may as well be called important to watch.

GBP/USD hourly chart

Trend: Bearish