Technical Outlook GBPUSD 10.10.2017

Technical Outlook GBPUSD 10.10.2017

GBPUSD is holding in green ahead of UK data

Cable remains bid on Tuesday but still below Monday’s high at 1.3183, posted on short-covering rally.
Cable may extend correction of 1.3655/1.3026 downleg if bulls clearly break above initial barrier at 1.3183, which would open way for further recovery towards pivots at 1.3241 (daily Tenkan-sen); 1.3255 (falling 10SMA) and 1.3266 (Fibo 38.2%), break of which would generate stronger bullish signal.
Series of data from the UK are in focus today. UK Manufacturing Production is expected to rise by 0.2% in Aug vs 0.5% in July, while UK trade balance gap is expected to narrow to 11.2 billion pounds from 11.58 billion pounds gap in the previous month.
Near-term action is supported by 55SMA (1.3133), loss of which would signal an end of correction and shift focus towards key near-term points at 1.3018 (100SMA) and psychological 1.3000 support.

Res: 1.3183; 1.3200; 1.3241; 1.3255
Sup: 1.3133; 1.3110; 1.3074; 1.3026