GBP/USD Technical Analysis - Prices put in a Hammer candlestick above support at 1.4859, the 138.2% Fibonacci expansion, warning an upswing may be ahead. Initial resistance is at 1.4965, the 123.6% level, with a break above that broadly exposing the 23.6% retracement at 1.5187. Alternatively, a move below support aims for the 150% expansion at 1.4777 (not shown). We continue to hold short for now.

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