GBP/JPY Price Forecast – British pound continues to struggle

The British pound rallied a bit initially during the trading session on Monday but then rolled over to show signs of weakness again. The ¥140 level should be supportive, based upon previous action, and of course the fact that it is a large come around, psychologically significant figure. I do think that we could get a bit of a bounce from here in the short term though, and that could offer a nice opportunity to short this pair again. However, if we break down below the ¥140 level, that probably since this market looking towards the ¥138 level next.

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The pair is highly sensitive to risk appetite globally, and with stock markets around the world getting hammered, it makes sense that we will continue to see negativity over here. I believe that the ¥145 level above is the current “ceiling” in the market, backed up by the 200 day EMA just above that level. I believe in fading rallies and think that we will get plenty of opportunities to short this pair on these bounces. In fact, I have no scenario in which a willing to buy this pair unless of course there is some type of Brexit agreement signed, because we have the “double whammy” of the Japanese yen being a safety currency, while the British pound of course is shunned because of all of the drama around the Brexit. If you are patient enough, you should get a nice exhaustive candle to take advantage of and start selling again.