If you look at the GBPJPY monthly chart, the five-month baseline has been bullish since December of 2020, and the two-month trend turned north at about the same time. However, the instantaneous moving average began losing ground in August, but then turned north again in October. So, even though November’s candlestick is red, if the rate climbs from here, it could continue its massive rise of more than 1600 pips since last November.
But, why would it do so?
Perhaps because price is presently in the lower half of the 24-hour price range, with the 48-hour baseline having turned north four or five days ago. Moreover, though the 24-hour and one-week trends are currently bearish, the two-week measure is bullish, just like the three moving averages mentioned at the start of this analysis. So then, all I needed was for candlesticks to begin painting above the six-hour baseline to confirm a bullish intraday sentiment, at which point, I felt justified in buying the pair.