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On Thursday, the GBP/USD pair showed minimal upward movement; however, the 5-minute timeframe indicates this was largely a sideways move. The UK published GDP and industrial production reports yesterday, which, as expected, had no impact on the pair's movement, nor did the macroeconomic data from the U.S. The UK GDP exceeded expectations in quarterly terms but declined year-on-year. Industrial production figures fell short of expectations, leading to a contradiction between the two reports. In general, the market continues to demonstrate two things. First, it is only interested in news related to Trump's major decisions and developments in the global trade war. Second, regardless of the news or events, it is not ready to actively buy the dollar. Over the past month, the GBP/USD pair has failed to correct significantly after a 700-pip rally.
In the 5-minute timeframe, the price rebounded from the 1.3259 level three times, with only minor deviations. The pound failed to reach the nearest target of 1.3329 in all three instances. However, not a single sell signal was formed. Thus, novice traders could have opened long positions, but it was extremely difficult to profit or lose from them.
On the hourly timeframe, the GBP/USD pair continues to follow only Trump-related developments and remains highly skeptical of Trump's policies. Recall that even signing a trade agreement between the U.S. and the UK is a positive for the dollar, not the pound, since the dollar had been falling on any news of new tariffs and sanctions. Now the dollar should strengthen on any news about trade war de-escalation, but the market still lacks confidence in the U.S. currency.
On Friday, the GBP/USD pair is expected to trade primarily on technical factors. It's safe to assume that the market will again look for any opportunity to sell the dollar or simply wait for news.
On the 5-minute timeframe, the pair can currently be traded using the following levels: 1.2848–1.2860, 1.2913, 1.2980–1.2993, 1.3043, 1.3102–1.3107, 1.3203–1.3211, 1.3259, 1.3329, 1.3365, 1.3421–1.3440, 1.3488, 1.3537, 1.3580–1.3598. No significant events are scheduled in the UK for Friday, and the U.S. will release several second-tier reports. We do not believe these data points will trigger any intraday trending movement. Most likely, another flat day lies ahead.
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Important Events and Reports: Found in the economic calendar, these can heavily influence price movements. Exercise caution or exit the market during their release to avoid sharp reversals.
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