Short USD/JPY break below 20-DMA
USD/JPY slips lower on renewed risk-off, down 0.28% on the day.
Comments from the Chinese President Xi, who talked up the prospects of boosting the country’s trade and imports with the US triggered risk-off moods, lifting the safe-haven Yen.
Also, uncertainty around the US tax reforms keeps the US dollar on the back foot, collaborating to the weakness in USD/JPY.
Technical studies have turned bearish. RSI and Stochs are biased lower.
Focus on the US tax reforms, which is expected to have a significant impact on the USD price-action.
The pair is currently hovering around strong support at 20-DMA at 113.40. We see weakness on break below.
On the flipside, major resistance seen at 114.45. We see bearish invalidation only on break above.
Support levels - 113.40 (20-DMA), 112.98 (23.6% Fib retrace of 107.318 to 114.73 rally), 112.16 (50-DMA)
Resistance levels - 113.81 (5-DMA), 114, 114.45 (trendline)
Good to go short on break below 20-DMA, SL: 113.85, TP: 113/ 112.50/ 112.20.
Comments from the Chinese President Xi, who talked up the prospects of boosting the country’s trade and imports with the US triggered risk-off moods, lifting the safe-haven Yen.
Also, uncertainty around the US tax reforms keeps the US dollar on the back foot, collaborating to the weakness in USD/JPY.
Technical studies have turned bearish. RSI and Stochs are biased lower.
Focus on the US tax reforms, which is expected to have a significant impact on the USD price-action.
The pair is currently hovering around strong support at 20-DMA at 113.40. We see weakness on break below.
On the flipside, major resistance seen at 114.45. We see bearish invalidation only on break above.
Support levels - 113.40 (20-DMA), 112.98 (23.6% Fib retrace of 107.318 to 114.73 rally), 112.16 (50-DMA)
Resistance levels - 113.81 (5-DMA), 114, 114.45 (trendline)
Good to go short on break below 20-DMA, SL: 113.85, TP: 113/ 112.50/ 112.20.
Commentaire:
Closes below 20-DMA. TP1 hit. Bias lower.
Commentaire:
TP2 hit.
Commentaire:
All targets hit. Doji formation seen on daily charts.
Holds 38.2% Fib support. Further weakness on break below 111.70 levels.
Scope the for test of 111.
Holds 38.2% Fib support. Further weakness on break below 111.70 levels.
Scope the for test of 111.
