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FxWirePro: EUR/GBP upside capped by 20-DMA at 0.8616, break above to see further upside

Pound dented by Bank of England's neutral stance at Thursday's policy meet. GBP bulls likely to stay on the sidelines ahead of the next month’s article 50 trigger date. EUR/GBP spikes after BoE meeting on Thursday to hit…

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FxWirePro: EUR/GBP upside capped by 20-DMA at 0.8616, break above to see further upside
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  • Pound dented by Bank of England's neutral stance at Thursday's policy meet.
     
  • GBP bulls likely to stay on the sidelines ahead of the next month’s article 50 trigger date. 
     
  • EUR/GBP spikes after BoE meeting on Thursday to hit highs of 0.8625.
     
  • The pair however, closed below 0.86 handle after failing to hold gains above 20-DMA.
     
  • Technical studies are biased higher, break above 20-DMA could see further upside.
     

Support levels - 0.8565 (5-DMA), 0.8521 (23.6% Fib retrace of 0.9225 to 0.8305 fall), 0.85 (trendline), 0.8470 (Jan 26 low)
 

Resistance levels - 0.8616 (20-DMA), 0.8652 (100-DMA), 0.87, 0.8765 (50% Fib)
 

TIME  TREND INDEX  OB/OS INDEX    

1H          Neutral                Neutral       
4H          Bullish                Neutral       
1D          Bullish                Neutral        
1W         Neutral                Neutral      
 
Call update: our previous call (http://www.econotimes.com/FxWirePro-EUR-GBP-trades-narrow-range-above-trendline-support-focus-on-BoE-policy-meet-519663) has hit TP1&2.

Recommendation: Book partial profits at highs, hold for further gains.
FxWirePro Currency Strength Index: FxWirePro's Hourly EUR Spot Index was at 37.236(Neutral), while Hourly GBP Spot Index was at -109.629 (Highly bearish) at 0600 GMT. For more details on FxWirePro's Currency Strength Index, visit http://www.fxwirepro.com/currencyindex. 
 

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