EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Bulls take a step forward and reclaim the 20-day SMA

  • On the daily chart, the EUR/JPY pair maintains bullish sentiment, as indicated by the rising RSI and decreasing negative momentum through the MACD.
  • On the hourly chart, the RSI shows that the pair is correcting overbought conditions.

The pair EUR/JPY operates at 164.22, registering a slight rebound in Tuesday's session. This slight appreciation points to continued strength of the Euro against the Japanese Yen. Despite small market fluctuations suggesting temporary corrections, the overall technical outlook remains largely bullish. To reinforce this, the bulls intervened and reclaimed the 20-day SMA, improving the outlook for buyers.

The daily chart reveals that the EUR/JPY pair maintains bullish momentum, indicated by its Relative Strength Index (RSI) sitting at 55, comfortably within the positive trend zone. This is supported by the falling red bars of the moving average convergence (MACD) histogram, which demonstrates the decline of negative momentum.

EUR/JPY daily chart

On the hourly chart, recent RSI readings range between 71 and 54, suggesting that buyers are taking a breather. Furthermore, the relatively flat green bars of the hourly MACD indicate almost stagnant positive momentum.

EUR/JPY hourly chart

The broader outlook for EUR/JPY based on its position relative to the simple moving average (SMA) provides further insight. Today's EUR/JPY jump above the 20-day SMA may signal a strong short-term rally, suggesting buying opportunities for traders. Furthermore, its position above the 100-day and 200-day SMA confirms a long-term bullish trend, implying that the Euro maintains its strength against the Japanese Yen.

EUR/JPY

Overview
Latest price today 164.29
Today Daily Change 0.38
Today Daily variation % 0.23
Today daily opening 163.91
Trends
SMA20 daily 164.02
50 daily SMA 162.74
SMA100 daily 160.62
SMA200 Journal 159.5
Levels
Previous daily high 164.44
Previous daily low 162.67
Previous weekly high 165.18
Previous weekly low 162.28
Previous Monthly High 165.36
Previous monthly low 160.22
Daily Fibonacci 38.2 163.76
Fibonacci 61.8% daily 163.35
Daily Pivot Point S1 162.91
Daily Pivot Point S2 161.9
Daily Pivot Point S3 161.13
Daily Pivot Point R1 164.68
Daily Pivot Point R2 165.45
Daily Pivot Point R3 166.45

Source: Fx Street

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