GBP/USD Signal Update
Yesterday’s signals were not triggered as none of the key levels were ever reached.
Today’s GBP/USD Signals
Risk 0.75% per trade.
Trades may only be entered between 8am and 5pm London time today.
Long Trade 1
Long entry following a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 1.2100.
Put the stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low.
Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is 25 pips in profit.
Take off 50% of the position as profit when the price reaches 25 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to ride.
Short Trades
Short entry following a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 1.2212 or 1.2247.
Put the stop loss 1 pip above the local swing high.
Move the stop loss to break even once the trade is 25 pips in profit.
Take off 50% of the position as profit when the price reaches 25 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to ride.
The best method to identify a classic “price action reversal” is for an hourly candle to close, such as a pin bar, a doji, an outside or even just an engulfing candle with a higher close. You can exploit these levels or zones by watching the price action that occurs at the given levels.
GBP/USD Analysis
Yesterday the price looked as if it was poised to fall further, but it did not. Instead, the price has remained near its lows but within a tight range. It is hard to predict what is most likely to happen next, but the picture still looks more bearish than bullish.
Regarding the GBP, there will be a release of Manufacturing Production data at 9:30am London time. Concerning the USD, there will be a release of Crude Oil Inventories data at 3:30pm.