British Pound Futures Just Hit a New High. Why They Could Keep Climbing.

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September British pound futures (B6U25) present a buying opportunity on more price strength. 

See on the daily bar chart for the September British pound futures that prices are trending higher and this week hit a contract high. See, too, that the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator is in a bullish posture as the red MACD line is above the blue trigger line and both are trending up. Bulls have the solid near-term technical advantage, to suggest more price upside in the near term. Remember that price trends in the currency markets tend to be stronger and longer lasting than price trends in other markets.

Fundamentally, the U.S. dollar continues to suffer on the foreign exchange market, with the U.S. Dollar Index ($DXY) last week hitting a three-year low. Heightened global trade tensions are hurting the U.S. Dollar Index more than most other major currencies, and such is likely to remain the case in the coming weeks.

A move in the September British pound above chart resistance at this week’s high of 1.3449 would become a buying opportunity. The upside price objective would be 1.4000, or above. Technical support, for which to place a protective sell stop just below, is located at 1.3175. 

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