By Justin McQueen — Mar 11 - 12:52 PM
• EUR/GBP upside builds momentum with clean break of 200DMA (0.8384)
• The cross has also made move above the 55WMA (0.8430)
• Though the weekly close will be key given multiple failures in recent years
• As noted previously, door is open for a test of the YTD highs
• Overall, initial target is for a test of 0.85 with the 200WMA above (0.8547)
• With headwinds remaining for GBP ahead of the Mar 26 budget update
• Risks to EUR/GBP are on the topside with dips likely to be shallow
• 2017 & 2020 playbooks suggest EUR/USD can hit 1.15
EURGBP weekly chart
eurgbp daily chart
(Justin McQueen is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)
Source:
London Stock Exchange Group | Thomson Reuters