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GBP/JPY Price Forecast – British pound runs into resistance

The British pound try to rally during the trading session on Wednesday but ran into a significant amount of resistance in the form of the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level. By doing so, it looks as if the market is ready to roll over.

The British pound initially tried to rally during the trading session on Wednesday but ran into a bit of trouble at the ¥138 region, and of course the previous 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level. At this point, I suspect that there will be sellers coming into the marketplace to take advantage of “cheap yen.” However, if we were to break above the ¥138 level, it’s very likely that we could continue to go higher, perhaps trying to wipe out some of the oversold condition.

GBP/JPY  Video 06.06.19

The ¥140 level above is major resistance, as it is a large, round, psychologically significant figure. That’s an area that I think will be difficult to get beyond, and it’s very likely that if we did it would be a major turn of events. Ultimately, short-term rallies should continue to be faded at the first sign of trouble. Now that we have broken below the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level, it is likely to get down to the 100% Fibonacci level, near the ¥131 level. That’s an area that I think a lot of buyers would come back in based upon value. We are oversold, but it looks like we continue to see a lot of sellers. Ultimately, I would be very cautious about buying this pair, because quite frankly the Brexit should continue to cause issues and we most certainly have a lot of concerns when it comes to global growth. Quite frankly, it’s difficult to imagine a scenario where this market goes higher for the longer-term.

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