| Positions | Today | Yesterday | % Change | |
| Longs | 74% | 71% | 4.05% | |
| Shorts | 26% | 29% | -11.54% | |
| Indicator | 4H | 1D | 1W | |
| MACD (12; 26; 9) | Sell | Sell | Sell | |
| RSI (14) | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Stochastic (5; 3; 3) | Buy | Sell | Neutral | |
| Alligator (13; 8; 5) | Sell | Sell | Sell | |
| SAR (0.02; 0.2) | Sell | Sell | Sell | |
| Aggregate | ⇘ | ⇓ | ⇘ | |
Minor downside risks dominated the USD/JPY exchange rate on Monday, as it closed the session with a 60-pip fall.
The lack of bearish stimulus did not allow the Greenback to breach the combined support of the 100– and 200-hour SMAs circa 106.20. Thus, the Asian session started with a solid surge which erased all losses accumulated during the previous day.
The pair is currently trading in a two-week ascending channel. Given that its lower boundary was not reached yesterday, the pair could reverse significantly its current market sentiment and go for a test of this line, the weekly PP and the 100-hour SMA at 106.40 during the first part of the day. The remaining session is likely to be dominated by the US inflation data released at 1230GMT.