GBP bid on UK Covid Alert Level drop and ahead of BOEs Baily

GBP bid on UK Covid Alert Level drop and ahead of BOE’s Baily

The UK lowered the Alert Level for the coronavirus to Level 3 from Level 4. This means that “the epidemic is in general circulation”. The level 4 alert included “transmission is higher or rising exponentially”. Now that the level dropped, PM Johnson has the green light to ease more restrictions (set for next week), such as allowing restaurants to serve indoors.

Last week, the Bank of England announced that they were going to keep monetary policy unchanged, but they also said they would slow the pace of bond buying to 3.4 billion Pounds 4.4 billion Pounds a week. This may not be a change in monetary policy, but it is tapering! BOE Governor Bailey speaks a few times this week, however if he was going to have any news on monetary policy, he would have said it last week.

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The is all good news for the Great British Pound. Reopening’s and tapering! What’s not to like?

After moving higher from mid-September 2020 to February of this year, GBP/USD corrected in a slight descending wedge, which couldn’t even reach the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level from the September 23^rd low to the February 24^th highs. On Friday, GBP/USD broke above the top downward sloping trendline of the correction channel. Earlier, the pair broke above both the 1.40000 psychological round number resistance level and the bottom upward sloping trendline of the longer-term channel at 1.4000. The next level of resistance is at the February 24^th high near 1.4218, followed by horizontal resistance at 1.4376, dating back to April 2018.

Source: Tradingview, City Index

GBP/JPY failed Head and Shoulders pattern

GBP/JPY has been moving higher since March 2020. During March and April of this year, the pair appeared ready to reverse with a head and shoulder pattern. However, the pattern failed to play out as price couldn’t break the neckline. Price moved higher today and took out the highs of April 6^th at 153.42. Resistance above is at the 127.2% Fibonacci extension and the 161.8% Fibonacci extension from the April 6^th highs to the April 23^rd lows at 154.60 and 156.11 respectively. Above there is horizontal resistance at 156.61 dating back to January 2018.

Source: Tradingview, City Index

Horizontal support is at 152.42 then 150.93, ahead of the psychological round number support at 150.00.

Source: Tradingview, City Index

GBP pairs are rising nicely after last week’s BOE meeting and the reopening’s planned for next week. The risk is that Bailey says something dovish this week or there is negative news regarding the coronavirus. Watch for headlines!

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