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British Pound/U.S. Dollar (^GBPUSD)

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British Pound/U.S. Dollar Futures Market News and Commentary

Dollar Rallies and Gold Plunges as Iran War Continues

The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.43%.  Today's sharp drop in equity markets has boosted liquidity demand for the dollar.  Also, Wednesday night's comments from President Trump that the Iran war could escalate have boosted demand for the dollar as a safe-haven.  The dollar added to its gains today on better-than-expected US economic news on weekly jobless claims and the Feb trade deficit.

During a speech to the American public on Wednesday evening, Mr. Trump pledged more aggressive action against Iran over the next two to three weeks and offered no concrete plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 

US weekly initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell -9,000 to a 2.5-month low of 202,000, showing a stronger labor market than expectations of an increase to 212,000.

The US Feb trade deficit was -$57.3 billion, narrower than expectations of -$60.6 billion.

Swaps markets are discounting the odds at 1% for a +25 bp rate hike at the April 28-29 FOMC meeting... Read more

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
162,128 (-8,381)
100,941 (+762)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
46,459 (+2,166)
104,881 (-4,927)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
128,153 (-2,572)
46,144 (+4,921)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
28,499 (-1,565)
122,962 (-3,060)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
47,450 (+744)
31,734 (-3,204)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
0 (unch)
497 (unch)

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.31598 +0.51%
on 03/31/26
1.34833 -1.90%
on 03/10/26
-0.01790 (-1.34%)
since 03/02/26
3-Month
1.31598 +0.51%
on 03/31/26
1.38673 -4.61%
on 01/27/26
-0.02314 (-1.72%)
since 01/02/26
52-Week
1.27087 +4.08%
on 04/07/25
1.38673 -4.61%
on 01/27/26
+0.02206 (+1.70%)
since 04/02/25

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Dollar Slips as ECB and BOE Hawkish Tone Lifts Euro and Pound

What is important now is that we only have three waves down from the recent highs on the dollar index. In Elliott Wave terms, when you see a strong five wave recovery followed by only a three wave pullback,...

Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 56% Sell with a Average short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1.34888
2nd Resistance Point 1.34175
1st Resistance Point 1.33623
Last Price 1.32231
1st Support Level 1.32358
2nd Support Level 1.31645
3rd Support Level 1.31093

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52-Week High 1.38673
Fibonacci 61.8% 1.34247
Fibonacci 50% 1.32880
Last Price 1.32227
Fibonacci 38.2% 1.31513
52-Week Low 1.27087

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