GBPUSD: Demand zone keeps the door open for a further rise
GBPUSD is consolidating just below the downtrend line, yet the support zone around 1.3430 remains well-defended. The price's repeated absorption of selling pressure in this area indicates that buyers have not exited the market.
The macroeconomic backdrop also slightly favors the Pound, driven by positive UK services data, while the USD faces pressure from expectations of a more dovish Federal Reserve.
My preferred scenario is for the price to hold the 1.3430 level, then recover and retest the 1.3470 zone. A decisive break above the downtrend line could trigger a stronger upward move.