GBPUSD TECHS: Trading Just Ahead Of The Bull Trigger

• RES 4: 1.3681 High Jul 4
• RES 3: 1.3620 High Jul 10 
• RES 2: 1.3589 High Jul 24 
• RES 1: 1.3585 High Aug 13
• PRICE: 1.3584 @ 15:41 BST Aug 13
• SUP 1: 1.3144 38.2% retracement of the Jan 13 - Jul 1 bull cycle
• SUP 2: 1.3041 Low Apr 14
• SUP 3: 1.3000 Round number support 
• SUP 4: 1.2945 50.0% retracement of the Jan 13 - Jul 1 bull cycle   

Prices traded higher still Wednesday, further building on the gains posted after the break of the 50-day EMA on the August BoE rate decision. This firms the speed of the recovery off the 1.3142 pullback low and signals a greater probability of a bullish reversal. For now, S/T momentum is still pointed higher, with the Jul 24 high of 1.3589 the next notable upside level. While the bounce off the pullback low persists, the more medium-term trend remains bearish - but the risk of a return to recent lows has fallen.

• RES 4: 1.1851 High Sep 10 2021
• RES 3: 1.1829 High Jul 01 and the bull trigger 
• RES 2: 1.1789 High Jul 24 
• RES 1: 1.1730 High Aug 13
• PRICE: 1.1723 @ 15:40 BST Aug 13
• SUP 1: 1.1401 Low Jul 30 and a bear trigger
• SUP 2: 1.1373 Low Jun 10
• SUP 3: 1.1313 Low May 30
• SUP 4: 1.1184 38.2% retracement of the Feb 3 - Jul 1 bull cycle  

EUR/USD edged higher Tuesday and is firm again to start the Wednesday session. Prices are extending gains on the clearance of the post-NFP high - keeping the recovery off the late July pullback low intact. This works against the bearish backdrop that had dominated the pullback from 1.1829. The break of firm resistance into 20-day EMA, now at 1.1624, is signaling greater odds of a further reversal higher. Major support below rests at 1.1373 next, the Jun 10 low. 

• Fed Funds implied rates are holding sizeable declines seen on a day with no notable data releases, with the Dec’25 rate 3.5bp lower and Mar’26 5bp lower.
• The 64bp of cuts to year-end is close to recent dovish extremes of 65bp briefly in thin Asia trade after payrolls.
• Tsy Secretary Bessent earlier reiterated his call for a 50bp cut in September, along with stressing that the Fed Funds target range should be 150-175bp lower than it currently is (pointing to the potential for a "series" of rate cuts). He also added to the growing list of candidates to succeed Fed Chair Powell although Trump has since said he sees three or four candidates.
• Cumulative cuts from 4.33% effective: 25.5bp Sep, 43bp Oct, 64bp Dec, 76bp Jan and 89.5bp Mar.
• The SOFR implied terminal yield of 3.03% (SFRH7) is 4.5bp lower on the day, at what would be its lowest close since Aug 6 as it starts to re-approach recent lows.
• Context for upcoming Fedspeak:
  • 1300ET - Goolsbee ('25 voter, dove) speaks at a monetary policy luncheon. It's been an unusually long time since Goolsbee last spoke, on Jul 11 saying that he has seen "surprisingly little" impact from tariffs but that new tariff threats (at the time) could delay rate cuts.
  • 1330ET - Bostic (non-voter) speaks on the economic outlook (Q&A only). This should be a useful update from Bostic, who said after the July nonfarm payrolls report that he still saw only one rate cut this year. He wants to see how things evolve over the coming months and warned that it might take twelve months for businesses to adjust their prices.