Cable, four-hour

Cable reached the peak of its recent range last week and formed a downward engulfing pattern before moving back to lows around $1.193. While a breakout is possible here depending on sentiment, with potential targets around round numbers like $1.19 or even $1.18 further ahead, the absence of any obvious driver ahead of the NFP might suggest that continuation of the range could be more favourable.

Last week's American PMIs brought some volatility on this chart but did not shift the technical picture significantly except in the case of a notable surprise. Instead, 10 March is particularly important for cable because British GDP and the US job report both occur then.