- USD/JPY recovers a few pips from the daily low, although there is no continuation buying.
- The breakout of the ascending trendline and the failure near the 200 hourly SMA favors the bears.
- Mixed technical indicators warrant caution before confirming a short-term top for the pair.
The USD/JPY pair has attracted some buying near the 134.80-134.75 area on Monday and has risen to a fresh daily high at the start of the European session. However, the intraday rally has seen no continuation beyond the 135.50 area and has been seen militatively amid limited US dollar price action.
Last week’s sustained break below an uptrend line from two weeks ago and subsequent drop below the 200 hourly SMA was seen as a key factor for the bears. The latter, currently around the 135.60 zone, should act as a pivot point and determine the intraday movement of the USD/JPY pair.
Technical indicators, for their part, are still far from confirming a negative bias on the daily chart. As such, it is prudent to wait for a strong follow-up of selling before confirming that the USD/JPY pair has topped in the short term and positioning for any further bearish moves.
From current levels, weakness below the 135.00 level could still find decent support near the 134.80-134.75 region. This is closely followed by 134.50, which if broken decisively would spark further technical selling and make the USD/JPY pair vulnerable to further decline.
The pair could break through the 134.00 round level and accelerate the decline to test the next relevant hurdle near the 133.60 area. The corrective decline could extend further towards 133.00 before the USD/JPY pair drops to the 132.40-132.30 support zone.
On the other hand, the push above the 200 hourly SMA has the potential to lift the USD/JPY pair back above 136.00. Any move higher will attract fresh sellers near the 136.60 resistance zone and fade ahead of 137.00, or a 24-year high hit last week.
USD/JPY 1 hour chart
USD/JPY key levels
USD/JPY
Overview | |
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last price today | 135.3 |
daily change today | 0.09 |
Today’s daily variation in % | 0.07 |
Daily opening today | 135.21 |
Trends | |
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daily SMA20 | 134.79 |
daily SMA50 | 131.29 |
daily SMA100 | 125.72 |
daily SMA200 | 119.86 |
levels | |
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Previous daily high | 135.99 |
Previous Daily Low | 134.74 |
Previous Weekly High | 137 |
Previous Weekly Low | 134.52 |
Previous Monthly High | 137 |
Previous Monthly Low | 128.65 |
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% | 135.22 |
Daily Fibonacci of 61.8% | 135.51 |
Daily Pivot Point S1 | 134.64 |
Daily Pivot Point S2 | 134.07 |
Daily Pivot Point S3 | 133.39 |
Daily Pivot Point R1 | 135.88 |
Daily Pivot Point R2 | 136.55 |
Daily Pivot Point R3 | 137.12 |
Source: Fx Street
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