GBPUSD TECHS: Bull Flag Formation

• RES 4: 1.3471 High Oct 17 and a key short-term resistance    
• RES 3: 1.3340 50-day EMA   
• RES 2: 1.3237 20-day EMA
• RES 1: 1.3191 High Nov 10
• PRICE: 1.3155 @ 16:12 GMT Nov 10
• SUP 1: 1.3010 Low Nov 4 and 5 and the bear trigger 
• SUP 2: 1.2971 1.382 proj of the Sep 17 - 25 - Oct 1 price swing
• SUP 3: 1.2945 50.0% retracement of the Jan 13 - Jul 1 bull leg
• SUP 4: 1.2877 1.618 proj of the Sep 17 - 25 - Oct 1 price swing          

A bear trend in GBPUSD remains intact and the latest recovery appears corrective. The move higher is allowing an oversold trend condition to unwind. Firm short-term resistance to watch is at the 20-day EMA, at 1.3237. A break of this hurdle would signal scope for an extension towards the 50-day EMA, at 1.3340. A resumption of the downtrend would pave the way for an extension towards 1.2971. The bear trigger is 1.3010, the Nov 4 and 5 low.                  

• Renewed optimism surrounding the US government reopening have significantly boosted risk sentiment, prompting the US Dollar to consolidate last week's losses. Reactions across G10 do not surprise, with the boost to risk assets filtering through to the underperforming JPY, while supporting the likes of AUD, NZD and NOK.
• USDJPY rose sharply from the open and extended gains to a 154.25 high on Monday. The pair has once again met some resistance above the 154.00 handle, registering a seventh daily high between 154.14-154.48, bolstering the short-term significance of this resistance cluster. First important support to watch lies at 152.68, the 20-day EMA.
• AUD received further tailwinds from RBA Hauser comments being on the hawkish side. For AUDUSD (+0.70%), a break above key resistance at 0.6618 (Oct 29 high) would be required to reinstate a bullish theme.
• NOK meanwhile also benefits from an upside surprise to domestic October CPI. A December cut was already unlikely following last week's Norges Bank meeting and the prospects of that are likely to fall back even further. EURNOK has extended the pullback from 11.80, potentially forming a double top pattern multi-week.
• ZAR (+1%) outperforms in the emerging market space, very much a product of the precious metals rally (gold +2.5%, silver +4%), which adds further support to the positive risk backdrop, boosting higher beta currencies. Latin American currencies have followed suit, with all regional currencies rising Monday.
• Key to watch in the days ahead will be further developments on the shutdown, with a handful of legislative hurdles still to be met. UK labour market data takes focus Tuesday, while NZ inflation expectations and German ZEW also cross.

• Date $MM Issuer (Priced *, Launch #)
• 11/10 $11B #Verizon: $2B +7Y +90, $2.25B +10Y +100, $1.5B 20Y +110, $3.25B 30Y +120, $2B 40Y +130
• 11/10 $1.5B #LyondellBasell $500M 5Y +145, $1B 10Y +185