yen   DAILY USD/JPY TECHNICAL OUTLOOK
Last Update At 07 Jan 2016 00:06GMT

Trend Daily Chart 
Down 

Daily Indicators 
Falling 

21 HR EMA 
118.60 

55 HR EMA
118.91

Trend Hourly Chart 
Down 

Hourly Indicators 
Bullish convergences 

13 HR RSI 
45 

14 HR DMI
-ve

Daily Analysis
Consolidation with mild upside bias

Resistance 
119.70 - Tue's high
119.28 - Tue's NY high
118.82 - Hourly res 

Support
118.25 - Y'day's 11-week low
118.06 - 2015 Oct low
117.61 - 80.9% r of 116.15-12.77

USD/JPY - 118.50.. Dollar continued its recent losing streak n fell to a fresh 11-week low of 118.25 on further fall in the Chinese CNY n geopolitical tension after N. Korean nuclear test. Dlr recovered to 118.77 in NY b4 easing. 

. Looking at the daily chart, dlr's early breach of 120.35 sup to 118.25 y'day confirms the 3-legged fall fm Nov's 12-week peak at 123.77 to correct MT rise fm 116.15 (Aug) has once again resumed n price shud head to to 118.06, this is 2015 Oct's low n 61.8% r respectively of aforesaid upmove fm 116.15. Having said that, as the daily oscillators' readings would be in oversold territory on such move, a daily close below 118.06 needed to retain bearishness for weakness to 117.61 (80.0% r fm 116.15) n possibly twd 116.73 (being 2 times extension of 123.77-120.35 measured fm 123.57) later. On the upside, only a daily close abv 120.65 confirms aforesaid decline has made a low, yields gain to 122.21/26. 

. Today, as y'day's 118.25 low was accompanied by 'bullish convergences' on the hourly indicators, abv res 118.77/82 would bring a much-need retrace. twd 119.17 but res at 119.70 should hold n yield another fall later. On the downside, below 118.25 would risk weakness twd 118.06 sup but 117.61 should hold.yen

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