USDJPY Daily Analysis – April 10, 2014
USDJPY remains in downtrend from 104.12, the rise from 101.55 is likely consolidation of the downtrend.
USDJPY remains in downtrend from 104.12, the rise from 101.55 is likely consolidation of the downtrend.
The USDJPY pair rose during the session on Tuesday, shooting straight up in the air.
The USD/JPY pair fell during the bulk of the session on Wednesday, but as you can see found enough support in order to turn things back around and bounce above the 102 level.
The USD/JPY pair initially fell during the first part of the Monday session, but as you can see spent the rest of the day bouncing in order to form a hammer.
USDJPY broke below 101.38 support, indicating that the uptrend from 100.75 had completed.
The USD/JPY pair initially fell during the session on Friday, but as you can see found enough support at the 102 level in order to go higher and form a hammer yet again.
The USDJPY pair rose during the session on Tuesday, breaking above the highs from the Monday session as well.
USDJPY failed to break above the resistance of the downward trend line on 4-hour chart, and pulled back from 98.64, suggesting that the pair remains in downtrend from 101.53. Further decline would likely be seen, and next target would be at 96.00 area. Key resistance is located at the trend line, only a clear break above the trend line resistance could signal completion of the downtrend.
As mentioned in the previous post, the Yen index can give us an excellent perspective of market sentiment, given the Yen’s unique position within the forex market as both a currency of safe haven and a gauge of market risk.
The Bank of Japan took control of it’s currency in grand style last week, having duly selected the largest hypodermic they could find, filled it with steroids, and then injected a syringe full directly into the artery of the dollar yen.