GBP/JPY Technical Analysis: Sterling sub-145.00 against Yen as Brexit saga goes on

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

GBP/JPY daily chart

GBP/JPY is trading in a consolidation below its 200-day simple moving averages (SMA).
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GBP/JPY 4-hour chart

GBP/JPY is trading below its 200 SMA suggesting a bearish bias in the medium-term.

GBP/JPY 30-minute chart

GBP/JPY is trading below its main SMAs suggesting a bearish bias in the short-term.
On the way down, the next supports are 144.05 and 143.50 level.
Resistance is at 144.60 and 145.20 level.

Additional key levels

GBP/JPY

Overview
Today last price	144.2
Today Daily Change	-0.10
Today Daily Change %	-0.07
Today daily open	144.3

Trends
Daily SMA20	146.49
Daily SMA50	144.65
Daily SMA100	143.49
Daily SMA200	144.64

Levels
Previous Daily High	145.98
Previous Daily Low	144.23
Previous Weekly High	148.39
Previous Weekly Low	144.13
Previous Monthly High	148.28
Previous Monthly Low	141.01
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	144.9
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	145.31
Daily Pivot Point S1	143.69
Daily Pivot Point S2	143.09
Daily Pivot Point S3	141.94
Daily Pivot Point R1	145.44
Daily Pivot Point R2	146.59
Daily Pivot Point R3	147.19

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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