Daily Pivots: (S1) 138.58; (P) 139.33; (R1) 140.59; More…
GBP/JPY’s fall accelerates to as low as 137.44 so far today. 139.29 key support is firmly taken out with no sign of bottoming yet. Intraday bias remains on the downside for 135.43 long term fibonacci level next. On the upside, break of 140.93 resistance is needed to indicate short term bottoming. Otherwise, outlook will remain bearish even in case of recovery.
In the bigger picture, firm break of 139.29 cluster support (50% retracement of 122.36 to 156.59 at 139.47) confirms completion of up trend from 122.36 (2016 low) at 156.59. Outlook is now turned bearish for 61.8% retracement at 135.43 first. Sustained break will pave the way back to 122.36 low.