EUR/JPY remains above 55-hour SMA

EUR/JPY managed to reach the lower Bollinger band late Thursday prior to surging 44 pips in this session. The European common currency fluctuated around the 20-hour SMA until mid-day, thus losing its strong momentum upwards. The currency did breach the 100-hour SMA at 123.55; however, being at the upper Bollinger band may reverse the rate back in the 123.40 area. The 55-hour SMA remains rather flat, while the 100-hour SMA is steadily approaching the former from above. A cross of both SMA's would be a bearish signal in line with the intermediate trend south. In addition, the pair has been trading sideways for the last two days, thus failing to form a distinctive correction upwards in the channel down pattern. This might suggest that the bearish outlook may prevail, sending the pair for a fall.