The FX Trader’s view –
After nearing an interesting Fibo projection earlier this year the GBP/CHF cross rate recovery came to a halt. Subsequent weakness has been quite deep but we have just seen a potentially bullish Key Reversal Week, marking at least a temporary turning point.
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WEEKLY CHART: This year’s medium term bull signal came at the break through falling resistance.
This return line now offers support (runs through the 1.5700 area currently).
However, last week saw a bullish Key Reversal Week which favours at least a s/term recovery now. -
DAILY CHART:
After failure just ahead of the Fibo projection support has come after erosion of the 61.8% pullback level. Note how the lower 76.4% coincides with the 1.5842 Mar low (this has a bearing on that Fibo projection).
The break of the 23.6% bounce level is encouraging and, with the Key Reversal Week in place, we view s/term dips to be temporary ahead of further strength.
The 1.6873 38.2% level becomes next target, but key resistance lies higher at 1.7346/1.7379, 61.8% and 13-Jul low.
Note that we can’t say if this is a major turnaround yet. - Buyers on dips will ideally favour a pullback towards the 61.8% retracement, so just around 1.6350/40 currently, with initial stops ideally just below 1.6100. A suggested target of 1.6850 for partial profits, then raising stops to cost. Further profit-taking would be wise ahead of that key 1.7346/79 resistance (no guarantees this can be reached, of course).
- Note that a reverse situation presents itself in EUR/GBP. Our Update of 9th Oct, with a bearish ‘warning’, looks to have been appropriate if not spot on with its timing.
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