The previous consolidation movement extended between the price levels of 1.5550 and 1.5770, it represented a period of indecision of the market after such a long bearish rally that started off 1.7100 and 1.6500.

Bearish breakout below 1.5550 directly exposed lower targets. Bears have already reached the price levels of 1.5050 and 1.4960 which have not been visited since July 2013.

As it was suggested in the previous articles, conservative traders should wait for a bullish pullback towards the recent SUPPLY zone around 1.5370-1.5450 for a low-risk SELL entry.

The market has already pushed further below the price level of 1.5140 (projection target of the previous bearish breakout) reaching the lower limit of the depicted bearish channel around 1.5000.

On January 8, the GBP/USD pair has shown initial bullish recovery off the price level of 1.5050. Since then, the pair has trapped within a consolidation zone ranging between 1.4960 and 1.5230.

The daily closure below 1.4960 renders the current movement as a bearish FLAG pattern similar to what happened back in December 2014. Projection targets would be located around 1.4750.