{"id":3341,"date":"2016-08-16T17:18:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.forexanalytix.com\/blog\/?p=3341"},"modified":"2016-11-07T11:50:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T11:50:18","slug":"eurgbp-reversal-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forexanalytix.com\/blog\/eurgbp-reversal-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR\/GBP Reversal Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technical Aspect:<\/strong><\/p>\n

EURGBP is of particular interest from a technical analysis perspective. Specifically there are 5 different reasons why we think that this an excellent occasion for the pair to turn lower.<\/p>\n

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  1. 0.87006 is the 61%8 retracement of the dowtrend that started in the very last days of 2008 and lasted until July 2015 (almost 3000 pips).<\/li>\n
  2. 0.86992 is the level that the 2nd leg of the recovery that started since July 2015 equals exactly the 1st leg. Nic would tell you “AB=CD what else do you want?”<\/li>\n
  3. 0.86783 is the level that 5=1 on the clear 5 wave structure that the 2nd leg of the recovery has taken.<\/li>\n
  4. Obvious RSI divergence on the Daily and on the Weekly charts.<\/li>\n
  5. Dark Cloud cover candlestick formation on the daily chart, exactly on top of the aforementioned technical levels. The weekly candle has already turned into a pin bar and it is only Tuesday so it can potentially end the week as a shooting star, a dark cloud cover or even a bearish engulfing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Steve Voulgaridis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n

    Macro Aspect:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    GBP has been hit hard following the June\u00a0UK referendum. In a somewhat knee-jerk reaction to that, the BoE delivered a pre-emptive easing package of a 25bp cut &\u00a0\u00a360bn extra QE in August. In addition, Mark Carney’s language was particularly dovish and didn’t rule out further easing.<\/p>\n

    The BoE now finds itself in a tough spot, as inflation has ticked up and employment is still strong. Their projection is for a fall to near-zero growth in 2017 and a considerable drop in domestic activity. However, the implicit easing due to the pound’s recent 15% fall will be a strong balancing force.<\/p>\n

    On the EUR side, the ECB remains in easing mode and seems intent to do so until EZ inflation expectations become firmly anchored. Furthermore, Draghi has explicitly stated\u00a0that following\u00a0a Brexit event the ECB’s accommodative stance may be reinforced.<\/p>\n

    For all the above reasons and also due to the all-time high bearish GBP positioning, it’s difficult to see the Euro strengthening vs the pound in the medium term, especially given that the UK referendum has now created a dangerous precedent.\u00a0It’s likely that the UK economy will prove more resilient than the current extremely gloomy forecasts, and EURGBP will move back to the 10-year 0.75-0.80 average.<\/p>\n

    Stelios Konto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n