BoE is widely expected to keep rates unchanged at 5.25% today. There were brief expectation of another rate hike from BoE in Feb after the Jan’s surprise raise. Such expectation has significantly scaled back after BoE minutes which revealed a much tighter than expected vote of 5-4 instead of 7-2. The Jan hike was generally viewed as only a Feb hike pulled ahead instead of the start of a series of hike. Hence,the BoE announcement will likely be a non-event today.
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[B]Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.9674; § 1.9702; (R1) 1.9732; [/B]
Cable continues to trade in choppy sideway trading below mentioned 1.9745 cluster resistance (61.8% retracement of 1.9913 to 1.9480 at 1.9748). Short term outlook remains mixed On the downside, firm break of mentioned trend line (1.8517 to 1.8834, now at 1.9556) is needed to confirm fall from 1.9913 has resumed. Meanwhile, on the upside, break of 1.9745 resistance will indicate rebound from 1.9480 is still in force for 1.9913 high. Otherwise, further choppy sideway trading will continue.
In the bigger picture, with mentioned trend line support remains intact, the rise from 1.8517 is still in progress and further rally could still be seen that brings cable above 1.9913 high. However, close attention will be paid to sign of loss of upside momentum and reversal pattern formation as cable approaches key 2.0106 cluster resistance (1992 high, 100% projection of 17047 to 1.9024 from 1.8090 at 2.0067) as the whole medium term up trend from 1.7047 could complete at or below this level.
Meanwhile, we already have bearish divergence conditions in weekly RSI, daily MACD and RSI. Sustained break of the trend line support will confirm that whole rise from 1.8517 has completed and bring decline towards 1.9237/61 cluster support (23.6% retracement of 1.7047 to 1.9913 at 1.9237). Decisive break of 1.9237/61 cluster support will add much weight to the case that whole medium term up trend from 1.7047 has already completed earlier than we thought and much deeper decline should be seen towards next cluster support at 1.8834 (38.2% retracement of 1.7047 to 1.9913 at 1.8818) first.