The annual forecast for GBPJPY points to a bias in the bulls’ favor. The market has been in a ranging pattern as bulls and bears tussle for preeminence. Despite the bears’ being more aggressive, bulls are favored to gain preeminence. This is chiefly due to a very strong support level, which is at 132.980 and extends to 128.620. Currently, the price has risen from the support level to test the 157.000 resistance level, intending to break through it.

GBPJPY Significant Levels

Resistance Levels: 157.000, 174.770, 193.610
Support Levels: 149.260, 132.980, 128.620

GBPJPY Long Term Plan: Bullish

Sellers effected a correction to the bullish rise that happened from mid-2012 to mid-2015. The market got rejected at 193.610 and it took about a year to fall back to the 132.980 strong support zone. A bullish bounce occurred after that, but a limit was placed on the market at 157.000. This helped the seller to keep pounding against the strong support unsuccessfully. The bulls have stepped back to lift the market to 157.000.

The market rose from the support level in November 2020 and violated the 144.110 middle-range line. By May 2021, the price had touched below the 157.000 resistance and was rejected. Price, however, keeps recovering from the 149.260 level to retest the resistance. This continues into the year 2022. The RSI (Relative Strength Index) influences the annual forecast in the bulls’ favor as it has remained above the mid-level since 2020.

GBPJPY Medium Term Plan: Ranging

On the weekly chart, the market is essentially in equilibrium, as shown by the EFI (Elders Force Index) power line, which is almost parallel with the zero line. The RSI indicator still predisposes the market in the bulls’ favor as its line remains in the bulls’ half. The market is set to drop to 149.260 again to continue ranging, but the forecast is that GBPJPY will eventually break upward towards 167.830.

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