EUR/JPY halted by 129.25

After a sharp move EUR/JPY has again stopped just beneath the weekly pivot point at 129.25, as it did three days ago. If the rally is to continue, then the bullish impetus will encounter a formidable resistance line at 130.86/78, while further extension would imply a test of 134.40/19, Dec 2009 high. Extensive dips are less likely to appear, being that the pair is well-supported—by 55, 100 and 200-day SMAs.

The share of bullish towards EUR/JPY market participants has added another 3% since yesterday and now amounts to 47% of all traders, meaning that general sentiment with respect to the pair is neutral. As for the pending orders, 74% of them are placed to buy the Euro and 26% to sell it against the Japanese Yen.