The Fed Rate Cut Just Created a Buying Opportunity in This 1 Commodity

Jim Wyckoff Barchart Thu Sep 18, 10:23AM CDT
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December British pound (B6Z25) futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

See on the daily bar chart for the December British pound futures that prices this week hit a 2.5-month high and are trending up. The bulls have the firm near-term technical advantage, to suggest more price upside in the near term.

Fundamentally, this week’s Federal Reserve interest rate cut is bullish for the British pound and bearish for the U.S. dollar. Recent U.S. economic data has shown some weakness, while at the same time the U.K. economy appears to be stabilizing. That’s price-friendly for British pound futures.

A move in the December pound futures above chart resistance at 1.3675 would give the bulls more power and it would also 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 the contract low of 1.3550.

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