GBPUSD Asia briefing — 2026-09-18

BIAS NEUTRAL. Trend drivers (D1, H4, H1 EMAs) are bearish, but RSI oversold (26.79), liquidity sweep of lows, and H4 fair-value gaps all conflict with that bias. KEY LEVELS R: 1.34, 1.345, 1.35682 | S: 1.335, 1.33364, 1.33 NEWS 🔴 Retail Sales (MoM) GBP — Fri 18 Sep 06:00 UTC 🟡 Retail Sales (YoY) GBP — Fri 18 Sep 06:00 UTC 🟡 Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) GBP — Fri 18 Sep 06:00 UTC SESSION OUTLOOK High-impact UK retail data at 06:00 UTC may trigger volatility around support/resistance extremes.

Key Levels

R: 1.34000 · 1.34500 · 1.35682

S: 1.33500 · 1.33364 · 1.33000