GPB/JPY And EUR/JPY Daily Outlook: August 20, 2013

 | Aug 20, 2013 03:29AM ET

GBP/JPY

Daily Pivots: (S1) 152.05; (P) 152.80; (R1) 153.42;

With 151.19 minor support intact, further rise could be seen as consolidation from 147.10 continues. But, the pattern from 147.10 is viewed as the second leg of the correction from 156.77 high. Strong resistance should be seen below 156.77 to bring reversal to start the third leg. Below 151.19 minor support will turn bias back to the downside for 147.10/61 support zone first.

In the bigger picture, a medium term top is in place at 156.77 on bearish divergence condition in daily MACD. Deeper pull back could be seen to 38.2% retracement of 118.82 to 156.77 at 142.27. Strong support would likely be seen at 140.37 to bring a rebound, at least on first attempt. Overall, we'd still expect a rise from the 116.83 medium term bottom to resume later to a 163.05 resistance,and above after completing the correction.