Daily Currency Outlook: GPB/JPY And EUR/JPY : February 09, 2016

 | Feb 09, 2016 04:18AM ET

h2 GBP/JPY Daily Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 165.21; (P) 167.91; (R1) 169.87;

The strong break of 168.55 minor support confirmed that recovery from 163.96 is finished at 175.01 already. Intraday bias is back on the downside for 163.96. Break will confirm resumption of larger fall from 195.86 and target 61.8% projection of 188.79 to 163.96 from 175.01 at 159.66. On the upside, above 168.97 minor resistance will turn intraday bias neutral first.

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.