USD/JPY recovery occurs in pattern

Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
The USD/JPY has bounced off the January low level near 113.50. The following recovery has occurred in a channel up pattern. Most recently, on Tuesday, the rate encountered resistance in the form of the 200-hour simple moving average and the weekly simple pivot point near 114.15.

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USD/JPY short-term review

A decline of the pair might look for support in the combination of the 50-hour simple moving average and the lower trend line of the recovery's channel up pattern near 113.80. Further below, the January low level at 113.50 is the most close by support level.

Meanwhile, a recovery of the pair might make another attempt at passing the 200-hour simple moving average and the weekly simple pivot point near 114.15, before reaching for the upper trend line of the channel pattern.

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USD/JPY daily chart's review

The USD/JPY currency exchange rate has passed the support zone of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 high levels at 114.35/114.75. The zone was passed by the lower trend line of a large scale channel up pattern. Moreover, the 50-day simple moving average was passed.

By passing the cluster of technical levels, the rate no longer has additional support on the daily candle chart. The most close by technical level was the 100-day simple moving average near 113.30.

Daily chart




Traders are short

On Tuesday, on the Swiss Foreign Exchange, traders were short, as 60% of open position volume was in short positions.

Meanwhile, trader set up pending orders in the 100-pip range around the rate were 55% to sell.

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