USD/JPY: A drop to 127.00 is still on the table – UOB

A downside correction in USD/JPY could visit the 127.00 zone in the coming weeks, say UOB Group currency strategists Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia.

Key comments

24 hour view: “We expected USD/JPY to ‘trade sideways into a 127.35/128.35 range’ yesterday. USD/JPY subsequently moved between 127.13 and 128.05 before closing broadly unchanged at 127.87 (+0.02%). The stock price still looks to be part of a consolidation and we expect USD/JPY to trade between 127.20 and 128.20 today.”

Next 1-3 weeks: “Not much to add to our update from yesterday (May 23, USD/JPY at 127.90). As highlighted, while bearish momentum has subsided, there is room for USD/JPY to retest the level of 127.00 A break of this level is not ruled out but at this point any further decline is expected to face strong support at 126.50 Overall only a break of 128.55 (‘strong resistance’ level was yesterday at 128.90) would indicate that the current bearish pressure has eased.”

Source: Fx Street

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