EURJPY TECHS: Impulsive Rally Extends

Mar-19 20:00
  • RES 4: 165.43 High Nov 8        
  • RES 3: 164.90 High Dec 30 ‘24 and a key medium-term resistance   
  • RES 2: 164.55 High Jan 7
  • RES 1: 164.19 High Mar 18
  • PRICE: 163.18 @ 16:23 GMT Mar 19 
  • SUP 1: 161.50 Low Mar 17  
  • SUP 2: 160.09 50-day EMA 
  • SUP 3: 158.90 Low Mar 10  
  • SUP 4: 158.00 Round number support 

A bull cycle in EURJPY remains in play and the latest impulsive rally  reinforces current conditions. The contract traded to a fresh cycle high on Tuesday and pierced resistance at 164.08, the Jan 24 high. This strengthens the bullish condition and a continuation higher would open 164.90, the Dec 30 ‘24 high. The bull cycle is overbought, a pullback would allow this condition to unwind. Firm support lies at 160.09, the 50-day EMA.    

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EURJPY TECHS: Resistance Remains Intact

Feb-17 20:00
  • RES 4: 164.08 High Jan 24  
  • RES 3: 162.71 76.4% retracement of the Dec 30 - Feb 10 bear leg     
  • RES 2: 162.49 High Jan 29
  • RES 1: 160.97/161.19 50-day EMA / High Feb 13
  • PRICE: 158.65 @ 16:15 GMT Feb 17
  • SUP 1: 157.90/155.61 Low Feb 12 / 10 and the bear trigger 
  • SUP 2: 155.15 Low Sep 16 ‘24
  • SUP 3: 154.42 Low Aug 5 ‘24 and key medium-term support
  • SUP 4: 153.87 Low Dec 14 ‘23  

Recent gains in EURJPY have allowed an oversold trend condition to unwind. For now, resistance at 160.97, the 50-day EMA, remains intact. It has been pierced, but a clear break is required to strengthen bullish conditions and signal scope for an extension towards 162.71, a Fibonacci retracement. For bears, the cross has pulled back from its recent highs. A stronger reversal would refocus attention on 155.61, the Feb 10 low and bear trigger.   

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Feb-17 19:41
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USDJPY TECHS: Bear Threat Remains Present

Feb-17 19:30
  • RES 4: 158.87 High Jan 10 and a bull trigger   
  • RES 3: 156.75 High Jan 23 
  • RES 2: 155.89 High Feb 3 
  • RES 1: 154.36/80 50-day EMA and a pivot resistance / High Feb 12       
  • PRICE: 151.40 @ 16:15 GMT Feb 17
  • SUP 1: 150.93 Low Feb 07 and a bear trigger 
  • SUP 2: 149.69 Low Dec 9 
  • SUP 3: 148.65 Low Dec 3 ‘24 and a key support 
  • SUP 4: 148.01 Low Oct 9 ‘24     

USDJPY has pulled back from last week’s high. The latest move down highlights that - for now - resistance around the 50-day EMA, remains intact. The average is at 154.36. A clear break of the 50-day average is required to highlight a stronger bullish reversal. This would open 155.89, the Feb 3 high. Key support and the bear trigger is unchanged at 150.93, the Feb 7 low. Clearance of this level would resume the bear cycle that started on Jan 10.