GBP/USD Daily Outlook
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.3757; (P) 1.3833; (R1) 1.3888;
GBP/USD drops sharply after recovery from 1.3711 ended at 1.3929. But it’s staying above 1.3711 temporary low. Intraday bias remains neutral first. Fall from 1.4345 is in favor to extend and break of 1.3711 will target 1.3651 resistance turned support and below. At this point, we’ll look for strong support from 38.2% retracement of 1.1946 to 1.4345 at 1.3429 to contain downside and bring rebound.
In the bigger picture, as long as 1.3038 support holds, medium term outlook in GBP/USD will remains bullish. Rise from 1.1946 is at least correcting the long term down from 2007 high at 2.1161. Further rally would be seen back to 38.2% retracement of 2.1161 (2007 high) to 1.1946 (2016 low) at 1.5466. However, GBP/USD fails to sustain above 55 month EMA (now at 1.4259) so far. Break of 1.3038 support, will suggest that rise from 1.1946 has completed and will turn outlook bearish for retesting this low.
USD/JPY Daily Outlook
Daily Pivots: (S1) 105.95; (P) 106.13; (R1) 106.37;
USD/JPY’s rebound from 105.24 extends to as high as 106.93 so far. But it’s still limited below 107.67 resistance. Intraday bias remains neutral first. Considering bullish convergence condition in 4 hour MACD, decisive break 107/67 will indicate near term reversal. In such case, outlook will be turned bullish for 110.47 resistance next. But before that, another decline is still mildly in favor. Break of 105.24 will resume larger decline from 118.65 and target 100% projection of 118.65 to 108.12 from 114.73 at 104.20 next.
In the bigger picture, current development argues that the corrective pattern from 118.65 is extending. The solid break of 61.8% retracement of 98.97 to 118.65 at 106.48 now suggests that the pattern from 125.85 high is possibly extending. Deeper fall could be seen through 98.97 key support (2016 low). This bearish case will now be favored as long as 110.47 resistance holds.
