GBPUSD (British Pound vs US Dollar). Exchange rate and online charts.
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21 Feb 2025 23:59
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GBP/USD is one of the most popular currency pairs in the world. It represents the ratio of the British pound to the Dollar of the United States of America. This abbreviation shows the value of one pound for a certain amount of U.S. dollars.
This financial instrument is especially popular in Western Europe and in the USA. This currency pair is the third most popular currency pair of all over the world. The daily turnover on the trading instrument is about 12% of the total trading volume on the international Forex market. A feature of this currency pair is its high volatility and low predictability. When you trade on the financial instrument, you can often observe unstable and short-term fluctuations. For this reason, many traders do not trust the given currency pair when trading in the Forex market. Fluctuations in the price of the currency pair can be large, up to 140 points and above. Currency pair GBPUSD is a highly liquid while the European and American stock exchanges. Low trading activity occurs during working hours, the East-Asian region. Since this currency pair is very unpredictable, this trading instrument is not recommended for beginners for trading using the trading symbol.
The rate movement of the currency pair GBPUSD is synchronously with the movement of prices for the currency pair EURUSD. Price movements of these two currency pairs can vary quite dramatically. This is due to periods of release of important economic news, which are strongly affecting the movement rate on these currency pairs. For example, the central bank of England may announce its intention to change the interest rate. In this case, the market will quickly react to the news by certain minor fluctuations, but at the time of release of information about the new value of the interest rate, the market immediately reacts to the news by a sharp jump rate in a given direction. For this reason, traders should be especially careful not to get a loss for open positions. The process of moving the pound is similar to the euro and Swiss franc movements. However, trade in the pound sterling can be quite unpredictable, for the simple reason that it was unclear how the currency behaves in next time. Pound often behaves against published economic news.
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- In my morning forecast, I highlighted 1.2590 as a key level for making trading decisions
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Bears lack sufficient strength as wellAuthor: Samir Klishi
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Trading Recommendations and Analysis for GBP/USD on February 20: The British Pound Retreats from the 26 Level
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03:35 2025-02-20 UTC+2
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In my morning analysis, I focused on 1.2631 as a key level for making trading decisionsAuthor: Miroslaw Bawulski
19:06 2025-02-19 UTC+2
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The Pound Eyes the 1.2816/47 RangeAuthor: Laurie Bailey
04:48 2025-02-21 UTC+2
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- The GBP/USD exchange rate declined by 15 basis points on Wednesday, but the retreat from recent peaks remains too weak to confirm the completion of the corrective wave.
Author: Chin Zhao
19:21 2025-02-19 UTC+2
1783
- The price test at 1.2612 occurred when the MACD indicator started moving downward from the zero mark
Author: Jakub Novak
19:14 2025-02-19 UTC+2
1678
- The test of 1.2601 occurred just as the MACD indicator began moving upward from the zero mark
Author: Jakub Novak
15:18 2025-02-20 UTC+2
1558
- In my morning forecast, I highlighted 1.2590 as a key level for making trading decisions
Author: Miroslaw Bawulski
15:11 2025-02-20 UTC+2
1543
- Bears lack sufficient strength as well
Author: Samir Klishi
11:42 2025-02-20 UTC+2
1483
- Type of analysis
GBP/USD: Simple Trading Tips for Beginner Traders on February 20. Analysis of Yesterday's Forex Trades
GBP/USD: Simple Trading Tips for Beginner Traders on February 20. Analysis of Yesterday's Forex TradesAuthor: Jakub Novak
09:06 2025-02-20 UTC+2
1438
- Trading plan
Trading Recommendations and Analysis for GBP/USD on February 20: The British Pound Retreats from the 26 Level
The GBP/USD currency pair experienced a decline on Wednesday, which seemed illogicalAuthor: Paolo Greco
03:35 2025-02-20 UTC+2
1423
- In my morning analysis, I focused on 1.2631 as a key level for making trading decisions
Author: Miroslaw Bawulski
19:06 2025-02-19 UTC+2
1393
- The Pound Eyes the 1.2816/47 Range
Author: Laurie Bailey
04:48 2025-02-21 UTC+2
1348