In early European trading, the US dollar steadied near a one-week high against a basket of currencies, holding at 103.559 on the Dollar Index. This stability follows a period of weakness in November, marked by traders anticipating significant rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the coming year. However, recent actions have seen a shift in sentiment as investors...
GBPJPY played out exactly how we outlined on our analysis. We called the top, followed by a bearish retracement towards $176.500. If you caught the top, you would have caught 730 PIPS towards our Wave IV target. Now towards the next target of $190 (Wave V)!
In Karate, offense is the best form of defence. The BoJ knows it. Japan faces a raft of economic headwinds which shows up in Yen’s performance. The BoJ intervened strongly last year to support the currency when it skirted around current levels. Yen is hovering at those levels again. BoJ is anticipated to act. Such interventions typically mark the bottom. This...
Looks like USDJPY has broken down through the rising trendline, there was a slight recovery at the backend of Friday, this indicates we could see a short retracement from here to test the trendline break, and then down. The Yen performed well at the start of Friday, I don't believe this was BoJ intervention, as they have said that they expect the fundamentals to...
The Japanese yen has rebounded on Tuesday with strong gains. In the North American session, USD/JPY is trading at 150.70, down 0.67%. The yen has snapped a nasty six-day losing streak which saw the currency lose 1.5%. The US dollar is broadly lower today after the October inflation report was weaker than expected. US inflation was softer than expected in...
We're at the top end of the range for this pair, I am expecting BoJ to start backing its currency. I've recently noticed some negative correlation between USDJPY and the other XXXJPY crosses, so where USDJPY falls the others have been more bullish. That said if the BoJ get involved it will tank all of them. I'm not 100% what I really think will happen here, I...
Summary The Yen continues to weaken. The USDJPY is now at a 25-year high. The Details The Bank of Japan (BOJ) intervention could happen any week, meaning some big moves on JPY pairs. I am expecting at least a 500 pip bearish move on USDJPY 💥 If there is no intervention, USDJPY may reach as high as 155-160 before the BOJ changes interest rates to strengthen...
Not sure if this is the big short or not yet, but looking at price action it's been a jog up to this point, rather than a sprint, this tells me we're fine to short until at least the ascending dynamic trendline that reversed the last short. We have an engulfing candle on the 1 hour, followed by a long-body doji, so I think we're going to see a push down. If we...
Looks like another rejection, could be a HL, but expecting a continuation of the retracements from here now that minor support is broken.
I don't believe the BoJ have gotten involved yet, or if they have it's going under the radar. I believe this pair has only slipped due to USD retracement following the NFP and softer labour market data last week. With retailers now net short I think that we'll see another push back up. We have broken my rising wedge line related idea, however unless we break...
This week financial markets were dominated by central banks policy decisions. While the Federal Reserve (Fed) and Bank of England (BOE) kept rates on hold, the policy board of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to further increase the flexibility in its yield curve control policy. The BOJ previously set a strict cap of 1.0% for the 10-year Japanese Government Bond...
What a week that was! The dance around 150 certainly didn't disappoint. After the break and failure the week prior which continued on Monday, I thought that was it, that price gave it a good shot but ultimately failed, and would perhaps settle below. To nobodies surprise then when the BoJ held rates at -0.10% that we made almost a straight line move back above...
EUR/JPY is falling towards a pullback support and could potentially bounce off this level to climb higher. Buy entry is at 159.764 which is a pullback support that aligns close to the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level. Stop loss is at 159.281 which is a level that aligns with the 50.0% Fibonacci retracement level. Take profit is at 160.847 which is a swing-high...
USD/JPY is one of the most traded currency pairs in the world. The value of the USD/JPY pair is quoted in Japanese yen per one U.S. dollar. For traders, it is important to note that the pair is currently at a strong resistance level and is expected to move downwards. Outlook According to, the USD/JPY pair is expected to face resistance at the 151.70 area, which...
USDJPY is falling towards a pullback support and could potentially bounce off this level to rise towards our take-profit target. Entry: 150.433 Why we like it: There is a pullback support that aligns with a confluence of Fibonacci levels i.e. the 38.2% retracement and the 61.8% projection levels Stop Loss: 149.740 Why we like it: There is a level that aligns...
The Japanese yen weakened beyond 151 against the mighty dollar, thanks to the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) recent adjustments to its monetary policy. The winds of change are blowing in our favor, and it's time to seize this moment and take action! By going long on USDJPY, we can potentially capitalize on this favorable market trend and secure significant gains. The...
What an insane session for USDJPY! We know the ExMo is low due to the compression we've seen, but even compared to more normalised figure, what we've seen today has broken all expectations. There are two questions going forward. The most immediate is the Dollar news we have scheduled for Nov 1st. Those being ADP at 12:15pm London (due to daylight savings)...
We have some Bearish Divergence on the ZARJPY, but the main reason I entered this trade was to speculate against the JPY Carry Trade and front-run the potential flight we may get back to the Yen if Japanese Yields were suddenly to go up or even become uncapped during the BoJ meeting tonight. I could have shorted EURJPY, GBPJPY, AUDJPY, or USDJPY instead, but I...