Following the recent price action, the cross now shifted its attention to the area above the 0.8600 mark, noted Karen Jones, Team Head FICC Technical Analysis Research at Commerzbank.
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“EUR/GBP has eroded the 6 month downtrend at .8497. The 61.8% retracement at .8380 has recently held 3 times and we suspect that the market might be basing from a longer term perspective. Attention reverts to the .8606/10 nearby resistance. A close above .8610 is needed to alleviate downside pressure and re-target the .8769 200 day ma.’
“Failure at .8380 will target .8318/78.6% retracement and the .8239 December low. This, together with the 55 quarter moving average at .8226, represents key support.”
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