GBP/JPY Technical Analysis: Whipping roughly within near-term swing points

Brexit headlines continue to lead the Pound around by the nose, with broad-market GBP sentiment swinging back and forth according to the Brexit rumour mill.
The GBP/JPY saw plenty of whipping over the last twenty-four hours, peaking near 148.35 and seeing an intraday downspike into 146.32 before wrapping up exactly where it started, at 147.60.

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GBP/JPY, 5-Minute chart

The near-term Guppy chart has the pair constrained by the 200-period moving average, but headline-driven action is keeping technical setups from becoming validated as rapid swings in sentiment, coupled with tightened market volumes, push the GBP/JPY around within recent swings.

GBP/JPY, 30-Minute chart

Looking back over the past three months, the GBP/JPY is once again trapped within a familiar consolidation zone, but technical bias could be leaning towards the downside as the ceiling remains firmly in place from just beneath the 150.00 major handle.

GBP/JPY, 4-Hour chart

GBP/JPY

Overview:
    Last Price: 147.52
    Daily change: -17 pips
    Daily change: -0.115%
    Daily Open: 147.69
Trends:
    Daily SMA20: 146.3
    Daily SMA50: 146.95
    Daily SMA100: 145.86
    Daily SMA200: 147.28
Levels:
    Daily High: 148.44
    Daily Low: 146.32
    Weekly High: 149.5
    Weekly Low: 146.86
    Monthly High: 149.52
    Monthly Low: 142.78
    Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 147.63
    Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 147.13
    Daily Pivot Point S1: 146.53
    Daily Pivot Point S2: 145.37
    Daily Pivot Point S3: 144.42
    Daily Pivot Point R1: 148.64
    Daily Pivot Point R2: 149.59
    Daily Pivot Point R3: 150.75

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