USD/JPY Signal Update
Last Thursday’s signal was not triggered and expired.
Today’s USD/JPY Signals
• Risk 0.75% per trade.
• Entries may only be made between 8am and 10pm London time today, then later during the Tokyo session.
Long Trade 1
• Go long after bullish price action on the H1 time frame following a first touch of 102.13.
• Place a stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low.
• Move the stop loss to break even when the price reaches 102.65.
• Remove 75% of the position as profit at 102.65 and leave the remainder of the position to ride.
Long Trade 2
• Go long after bullish price action on the H1 time frame following a first touch of either of the broken bearish trend lines which currently sit at around 101.55 – 101.65.
• Place a stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low.
• Move the stop loss to break even when the price reaches 102.12.
• Remove 75% of the position as profit at 102.12 and leave the remainder of the position to ride.
Short Trade 1
• Go short after bearish price action on the H1 time frame following a first touch of 103.00.
• Place a stop loss 1 pip above the local swing high.
• Move the stop loss to break even when the price reaches 102.65.
• Remove 50% of the position as profit at 102.65 and leave the remainder of the position to ride.
USD/JPY Analysis
Last week was quite bullish for the USD. We saw a pretty strong rise in this pair and a breakout above a bearish trend line. The price did pull back to a significant recent inflective swing high at 102.12 before resuming its upwards movement, so it looks as if that level has been flipped from resistance to significant support now.
Above us there is a key resistance level and round number at 103.00.
If we break down below 102.12 before we reach 103.00, it is quite likely that we will pull back to the broken bearish trend lines, which might give a launch to a resumption of an upwards move.
There are no high-impact news events scheduled for today concerning either the JPY or the USD. It is likely to be a quiet day for this pair.