GBP/JPY has been moving up since the start of January. The pair broke out of a bullish flag and reached new highs in the 145.00 area. The natural target on the upside would be to test the 2018 downtrend resistance line in the 147.00 area.
However, so far GBP/JPY has been capped by the declining 200-day MA at 144.60. The Awesome Oscillator didn’t confirm the recent high. As a result, a pullback down to 100-day MA may bring the pair to 143.60 or to the next support at 143.00.
On H4, we can see that the most recent consolidation took place between 145.00 and 144.05. The direction of the breakout will decide the near-term fate of the pound.
On January 12, the Bureau of Statistics will publish the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, a key index for determining interest rates. While we await the release, experts forecast a decline in the CPI data, a hint at weaker Dollar values in the global markets.
The trend in the scenario above is clearly bearish. We have also had a recent break of structure at the marked horizontal arrows, which means we can expect price to react from the supply zone that broke the structure.
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