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GBP: Market Still Short & Sterling Still Cheap – BNPP

With the intense focus on the French elections, one can forget about the announcement to hold elections in the UK, a declaration that triggered a massive short-squeeze. And after cable slipped from the highs of 1.29, the team at BNP Paribas  states that GBP/USD is still cheap:

Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews:

BNP Paribas FX Strategy Research notes that that market positioning in the GBP appear to have been unwound somewhat following the announcement of a June UK general election.

Despite that, BNPP notes that  market positioning remains significantly short GBP, which suggests that the risk of a rally on the back of  further short covering remains intact.

Furthermore, BNPP medium-term macroeconomic forecasting model signals that  GBP/USD remains cheap versus its projected fair value of 1.31.  

GBP/USD is trading circa 1.2790 as of writing.

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Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.