Description
⋅ Doji formed on USD/JPY daily charts till now. Pair finds strong trendline resistance at 109.90.
Further upside can be seen on breaks above. Test of 110.65 then likely.
Ex-BOJ deputy governor Iwata was on the wires earlier today, said BOJ should expand easing by negative rate.
A positive close on Wall Street overnight lifted sentiment around the Asian equities.
Improving risk appetite on rallying Asian stocks is likely to see lesser demand for the safe-haven yen.
Technicals are also supportive for further upside. Stochs are biased higher and MACD is showing a bullish crossover on signal line.
On the longer term, we do not see much upside in the pair. Price action remains below the cloud and 110&55 EMAs.
Immediate support and resistance are located at 109.27 (5-DMA) and 109.90 (trendline and Apr 7th high).
Go long on breaks above 109.90, SL: 109.30, TP: 110.60/80/111