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GBP/JPY Price Forecast – British Pound Very Noisy

By:
Christopher Lewis
Published: May 6, 2021, 13:52 UTC

The British pound initially pulled back during the course of the trading session on Thursday after the MPC got through with their announcements.

GBP/JPY Price Forecast – British Pound Very Noisy

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The British pound has initially pulled back a bit during the course of the trading session on Thursday but turned around to show signs of strength again as the Bank of England is suggesting that they will be tapering bond purchases, which is a form of monetary policy tightening. This follows the Bank of Canada, as we are starting to see central banks try to get ahead of the reopening trade.

GBP/JPY Video 07.05.21

The Japanese yen continues to get beaten up, and that of course will not be any different here. The ¥150 level underneath is rather significantly supported, not only due to the fact that we have seen a bit of a bounce from there, but we have also seen the 50 day EMA coming into the picture. With that being the case, I think it is only a matter of time before buyers will come back into this market if we reach down towards that area.

On the other hand, it looks much more likely that we are going to go looking towards the ¥153.50 level, and then possibly reaching towards the ¥155 level. This is a market that has been in a very bullish move over the last several months, and now we are simply grinding back and forth in order to try and pick up more momentum while working off froth. Eventually, I anticipate that the buyers will continue to look it dips as value in a market that has been obviously one way for quite some time. I anticipate that the Friday market might be a little bit quiet ahead of the jobs number but if we get a good number out of the United States, we may get more “risk on behavior”, sending this pair higher.

For a look at all of today’s economic events, check out our economic calendar.

About the Author

Being FXEmpire’s analyst since the early days of the website, Chris has over 20 years of experience across various markets and assets – currencies, indices, and commodities. He is a proprietary trader as well trading institutional accounts.

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