Price action on GBP/USD, a daily chart of which is shown, has finally begun to show a bearish emergence from the sideways consolidation that has characterized this currency pair on a long-term basis for several months now. A clean breakdown below the 1.5700 support region last Friday represented a tentative breakdown below the consolidation, in line with a medium-term downtrend that has been in place since mid-November 2009. In the process of this breakdown last Friday, the pair has established a new 8-month low near the bottom of the noted medium-term parallel downtrend channel. For more technical analysis on this currency pair, please click here for Monday's (2/08/2010) Chart of the Day.

- James Chen, CTA, CMT

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