GPB/JPY And EUR/JPY: April 15, 2014

 | Apr 15, 2014 04:58AM ET

h2 GBP/JPY Daily Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 169.39; (P) 170.15; (R1) 171.81;

A temporary low is formed at 169.50 in GBP/JPY and intraday bias is turned neutral first. Overall outlook is unchanged. Price actions from 174.84 are viewed as a consolidation pattern with rebound from 163.87 as the second leg. Below 169.50 will bring another fall and break of 167.77 will revive the case that such second leg has completed and will turn outlook bearish for 163.87 and below, as the third leg. Above 173.14 will extend the second leg but we'd expect strong resistance from 174.84 to bring reversal to extend the consolidation pattern.

In the bigger picture, the up trend from 116.83 (2011 low) might still extend to above 174.84. Nonetheless, upside momentum is rather unconvincing as seen in weekly MACD. Thus, even in that case, we'd expect strong resistance from 50% retracement retracement of 251.09 to 116.83 at 183.96 to limit upside. Meanwhile, sustained break of 163.87 support should confirm medium term topping at 174.84 and bring deeper decline to 147.61/156.77 support zone next.