Daily Currency Outlook: GPB/JPY And EUR/JPY : February 03, 2016

 | Feb 03, 2016 03:54AM ET

h2 GBP/JPY Daily Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 172.15; (P) 173.41; (R1) 174.09;

The recovery from 163.96 could extend to 55 days EMA (now at 176.10). But still, we're treating it as a corrective pattern and expect decline from 195.86 to resume later. On the downside, below 168.55 minor support will turn bias back to the downside for 163.96 low.

In the bigger picture, a medium term top was formed at 195.86 on bearish divergence condition in weekly MACD. Fall from 195.86 is currently viewed as a correction and 38.2% retracement of 116.83 to 195.86 at 165.67 is already met. Based on the current momentum, the correction would likely extend to 61.8% retracement at 147.01 before completion. Nonetheless, firm break of 180.36 support turned resistance will suggest that price actions form 195.86 are merely developing into a sideway pattern.