EUR/GBP testing 200 day SMA resistance

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The pair spent half year in a downtrend, where the British pound rose thanks to an hawkish Bank of England. Inflation rate rose above the level reached on 1990. With inflation rate near 10% there was only one option available: hiking rates and avoid a structural higher inflation expectation.

EUR/GBP testing 200 day SMA resistance
Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/

During the summer however inflation peaked in UK, leaving the BoE with a more pragmatic approach. 12 months inflation rate was at 6.3% on August, while inflation has peaked in Eurozone as well, but a combination of both technical and fundamental factors made difficult for EUR/GBP to drop below 0.8450, its 2023 low.

EUR/GBP testing 200 day SMA resistance
Source: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/macroeconomic_and_sectoral/hicp/html/index.en.html

At the moment the rate is testing its 200 day SMA after the recent breakout of the supply line linking lower highs. A breakout of area 0.8725 is likely to create selling pressure on GBP with next key resistance at 0.89 and then 0.9230 where price spikes are possible in this area.

EUR/GBP testing 200 day SMA resistance

If the pair would retrace beneath the dynamic resistance (which now is a support) where there are also the 21 day SMA and 55 day EMA as a dynamic supports, a bearish leg is likely to materialize, with test at 0.8450 and then 0.8330.