By: Michael Boutros, Sr. Technical Strategist
GBP/USD remains trapped below key resistance levels as technical pressure builds across multiple timeframes. Recent price action highlights a market struggling to sustain upside momentum despite short-term rebounds. As of late March 2026, the lack of conviction at higher levels is reinforcing downside risks. With limited near-term catalysts, the balance of risk increasingly favours a breakdown scenario.
Michael Boutros, FOREX.com Senior Market Analyst, brings extensive experience in multi-timeframe technical analysis across global currency markets. His approach focuses on identifying high-probability inflection points using Fibonacci confluence and structural price levels, offering a precise framework for navigating volatile FX conditions.
GBP/USD price action continues to stall beneath major resistance levels, limiting the potential for sustained recovery. Michael Boutros notes that "the last three weeks have been capped by the objective yearly open", highlighting repeated failures to break higher. This persistent rejection signals a lack of bullish conviction, particularly as price struggles near the 200-day moving average. Consequently, traders may interpret rallies as corrective moves within a broader downtrend, reinforcing a cautious outlook for sterling.
GBP/USD momentum indicators across multiple timeframes are aligning to favor further downside pressure. Boutros emphasizes that "momentum is in favor of the bears on all three time frames", confirming a synchronized bearish structure. This alignment increases the probability that a break below key support zones could accelerate selling pressure. As a result, a sustained move beneath the 1.3338–1.3352 region may open the path toward deeper retracement levels and a continuation of the broader decline.
A break below the 1.3338–1.3352 pivot zone could shift control firmly to sellers and increase the likelihood of further downside.
GBP/USD continues to face resistance at the yearly open and the 200-day moving average, limiting bullish momentum.
Momentum across weekly, daily, and intraday timeframes is aligned to the downside, reinforcing the risk of continued weakness.
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--- Written by Frédéric Guétin, StoneX TV Producer
--- Expert: Michael Boutros, FOREX.com Senior Market Analyst
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