Pressure on pound intensifies & apocalypse

Despite the Christmas holidays and general calm in the forex market, the pound is dropping. Going below 1.30 is a very bad sign, but given the importance of the level zone 1.2950-1.3000, there is a serious risk of a full-fledged downward to 1.20. If the markets continue to believe in the impossibility of signing a trade agreement between the EU and the UK until the end of 2020, then exactly 1.20 is the mark to which the pound will be lead.

Our position on the pound is unchanged: a critical reason for a “soft” Brexit is available and it will be extremely illogical to cross out the results of the efforts of the last three years at the last moment. So, in the medium-term purchase, buying pounds with each 100-point drop makes it more attractive, as the risk level is decreasing and the profit potential is growing.

As for intraday trading, while the pound is below 1.30, bears control the situation. Accordingly, there is no desire to go against the market. Therefore, while the pound is below 1.30, we will trade on the intraday basis in both directions. Note that in the “thin” market, taking important levels is often false, so you should be prepared for a turn at any time.

Now most pairs have quite interesting entry points. EURUSD, for example, a purchase from support 1.1070-80 with stops below 1.1040 and profits in the region of 1.1150 seems to be a very balanced trade (30-80 risk points account for 70-80 points of potential profit).

USDJPY: all bull attempts to gain above 109.50-60 failed 2 times in a row. And if so, then it seems logical to decline to 108.50 region. That makes it possible to open a profitable position. Sale from 109.50 with stops above 109.80-90 and profits of about 108.50-60. The ratio of profit to risk is almost 3 to 1.

Let’s back to the information background. World Bank experts frighten of the scale of the new crisis (debt crisis): the debt burden is growing rapidly, both in the private and public sectors, and this is happening not in individual regions, but around the world at the same time. The undisputed leader is China so that it can become the epicentre of global problems.

We have been waiting for a crisis for a long time and every day its probability, in our opinion, is becoming higher. So buying safe-haven assets continues to be one of our favourite trading ideas.