The USD/JPY has narrowed its sideways trading range to 148.50/149.00. Technical levels continue to be ignored. Support below 148.50 is found at 148.15/148.30. Resistance above 149.00 is located at 149.30/149.50. Economic Calendar On Thursday, at 12:30 GMT, the US Dollar will react to the combination of the US Consumer Price Index and the weekly Unemployment Claims data. Markets will be looking at
Since the bounce off from the 150 mark, the USD/JPY has been trading between two zones. Support is found at 148.15/148.30. Resistance is located at 149.30/149.50. Meanwhile, it appears that the rate is ignoring the simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point.Economic Calendar Watch out for the US inflation data. On Wednesday, the US Producer Price Index is set
Despite the US Dollar moving due to the publication of monthly US employment data and the war in Israel, the USD/JPY has not reacted. Namely, in theory the supposed safe haven currency, the Japanese Yen, should have decline due to the US employment, but strengthened at the start of the conflict in the Middle East. Instead, the Yen slightly reacted
The USD/JPY pair has booked a lower low and lower high level. Namely, the low is at 148.25 and the high is at the combination of the weekly simple pivot point and the 50-hour simple moving average at 149.08. By late Thursday's trading, the pair was set to once again reach the 148.25 level. Economic Calendar On Friday, the top event of
In the aftermath of the Monday's drop, the USD/JPY appears to have stabilized in the 148.75/149.30 range. Namely, the pair trades around 149.00. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan has not confirmed involvement in the currency market. Moreover, the Finance Ministry has refused to comment on the move. Economic Calendar On Thursday, minor action is expected from the US Unemployment Claims. On Friday, the
The USD/JPY reached the 150.00 mark at mid-day on Tuesday. The 150.00 level is where the markets expected the Bank of Japan to intervene and beat the rate down. As soon as the rate pierced the 150.00 mark a massive sell off started. It is unclear whether it was caused by market participants or the Japanese Central Bank. Economic Calendar On Wednesday,
The resistance of the 149.50 level eventually was enough for the USD/JPY to cause a sharp decline. The decline eventually reached the 148.50 level and the 200-hour simple moving average. The support was enough to cause a recovery to the 100-hour SMA and the 149.00 level. Economic Calendar This Friday, all attention will be on the US Core PCE Price Index release
The USD/JPY has surged more than expected. Moreover, the pair has broken the channel up pattern's resistance line. On Wednesday, the rate encountered resistance at 149.70, before starting a retracement down. On Thursday, the currency exchange rate was finding support in the weekly R2 at 149.18 and the 50-hour simple moving average. Economic Calendar On Friday, all attention will be on the
The USD/JPY consolidated above the 148.80 level and the weekly R1, as it was approached by the support of the 50-hour simple moving average. The SMA managed to push the rate higher and through the weekly R2 simple pivot point's resistance at 149.18. Note that the pivot point might have failed due to the consolidation and the fact that the
On Tuesday, the USD/JPY hit the combined resistance of the upper trend line of the channel up pattern and the weekly R2 simple pivot point at 149.17. The resistance caused a retracement down to the support of the weekly R1 at 148.76. Economic Calendar This week, all attention will be on the US Core PCE Price Index release on Friday at 12:30
The USD/JPY is heading for the 150.00 mark, as this Monday it approached the 149.00 level. Economic Calendar This week, all attention will be on the US Core PCE Price Index release on Friday at 12:30 GMT. Hourly Chart Resistance could be encountered in the 149.00 mark, the upper trend line of the channel up pattern and the weekly R2 simple pivot point
The USD/JPY passed below 147.00 and almost reached the 146.50 level, before starting a recovery. By mid-Friday, the currency pair had almost reached the 147.50 level and the weekly R1 simple pivot point. Economic Calendar This week, notable events are over. Due to this reason, the current momentum might remain intact. Hourly Chart A move above 147.50 and the weekly R1 simple pivot
The USD/JPY currency pair has been bouncing off the 147.80/147.88 range. The zone has been marked on the hourly candle chart as resistance. Meanwhile, on Thursday, support was found at 147.23/147.36. Economic Calendar This week, notable events are over. Due to this reason, the current momentum might remain intact. Hourly Chart A move above 147.88 is expected to almost immediately face resistance in
The surge of the US Dollar continues. The USD/JPY currency exchange rate reached above the 147.50 mark and the weekly R1 simple pivot point at mid-day on Tuesday. The two levels appeared to have become support to a potential resumption of the broader surge. Economic Calendar Watch the US ISM services PMI release on Wednesday at 14:00 GMT. Besides this release, there
The recovery from the 144.50 mark has encountered resistance in the 146.30/146.60 range. Economic Calendar Watch the US ISM services PMI release on Wednesday at 14:00 GMT. Besides this release, there are no notable events scheduled that can impact the financial markets. Hourly Chart If the USD/JPY reaches above the 146.60 level, the rate could be slowed down by the 147.00 mark, before
The release of the US data reached its peak with the release of the US monthly employment data. Just after the release of data on Friday at 12:30 GMT, the USD/JPY dropped to 144.50. The round level acted as support and caused a recovery. By 14:30 GMT, the pair was heading tot he 146.00 level and the combination of the
The decline that was caused by US job openings data eventually found support. On the USD/JPY charts support was found near 145.70. On Wednesday morning, the pair was testing the 146.25/146.55 range's resistance. Economic Calendar On Wednesday, the US ADP Non-farm Employment Change number could impact the US Dollar's value at 12:15 GMT. However, more impact might be caused by the US
The USD/JPY continued to trade and look for support in the 146.25/146.55 range from mid-Friday up to mid-Tuesday. On Tuesday, the rate was caught up by the 50-hour simple moving average, which was the needed catalyst for a surge. The follow up surge reached above the 147.00 mark and the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 147.17. At 14:00 GMT, the
The speech by Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole symposium created major volatility, during which the USD/JPY managed to pierce the 146.25/146.55 range. However, the event was not followed by a broader surge. Instead, up to mid-Monday the rate fluctuated in the previous resistance range. Economic Calendar This week, on Tuesday the CB Consumer Confidence and JOLTS Job Opening data sets could impact
The USD/JPY currency pair's decline below 145.00 has found support in the 144.60 level. This level held and caused a recovery of the USD/JPY that managed to pierce one resistance after another. By late Thursday's trading hours, the pair had reached the 146.00 level. Economic Calendar On Friday, the top event of the week is set to take place, as the head
The USD/JPY has passed below the support of the weekly simple pivot point at 145.51 and the 145.50 mark. On Wednesday, it appeared that the pair was confirming the pivot point, round level and the 200-hour simple moving average as resistance. Economic Calendar On Friday, the top event of the week is set to take place, as the head of the Federal
The USD//JPY has been broadly trading between the support of the 145.00 mark and the 146.50 level since August 14. In general, both of these levels are surrounded by support and resistance zones. Namely, support is found at 144.90/145.15 and resistance is provided by the 146.30/146.55 range. On Tuesday, the pair bounced off the resistance zone and declined to find support
The channel up pattern had continued to guide the USD/JPY through resistance levels as far as 145.85. However, on Tuesday a decline occurred during which the lower trend line of the pattern was broken. By late trading hours of the day, the pair was finding support in the 144.90/145.10 range and the 50-hour simple moving average. Economic Calendar This week, watch out
Initially, the US CPI was at the forecasts or slightly lower, which caused a drop of the US Dollar on Thursday at 12:30 GMT. However, then the markets realized that the data has showed first growth in 13-months. On the USD/JPY charts there was an initial fake breaking of the channel up pattern, as the pair shortly traded below the trend