USD/JPY Signal Update
Last Thursday’s signal was not triggered as the price did not reach 102.79.
Today’s USD/JPY Signal
No signal is given today.
USD/JPY Analysis
This pair was quiet during the final two days of last week, as I had predicted in my analysis Thursday morning: “It looks like the near future will probably see consolidation, unless we get a strong break above 102.79 which could see things turning decidedly bullish again.” This morning has already seen a break out above the bearish trend line. The significance of this is questionable, even though we have been forming a kind of consolidating triangle, as this trend line has been messed around a little. If the price returns to the trend line but does not respect it, then it will be time to delete that trend line from the chart entirely.
Above us there is a resistance level at around 102.80, however the level begins to look questionable so I am not looking for a short trade there, especially since we have had the break out above the trend line at a price not far away from this level.
Above us there is resistance at around 103.80 and below at 100.88 but both of these levels are too far away to be of any real relevance right now.
The higher time frame candlestick analysis is still conflicted: bullish on the daily, neutral on the weekly, and bearish on the monthly. We need to see what will happen when the price reaches either 102.80 or the broken bearish trend line below to get an idea of what is most likely to happen next.
There are no important data releases concerning either the USD or the JPY scheduled for today. It is likely to be relatively quiet.