USD/JPY Forecast: Bearish potential increasing
|USD/JPY Current price: 116.52
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Bearish potential increasing. The USD/JPY pair surged to a daily high of 117.53 at the beginning of the day, but the negative tone in European equities helped the yen to advance, now trading near its daily low of 116.46. The failure attempt to hold gains beyond the 117.00, has increased the risk of a bearish breakout for the upcoming sessions, particularly if the 116.00 level also gives up. Short term, technical readings support a bearish extension, as in the 1 hour chart, indicators head sharply lower, approaching oversold territory, whilst the price is below its 100 and 200 SMAs, both converging in the 116.90/117.00 region and slowly gaining bearish momentum. In the 4 hours chart, the price retreated after flirting with its 100 SMA, whilst technical indicators turned south and reentered bearish territory, also supporting further slides for this Monday.
Support levels: 116.40 116.00 115.65
Resistance levels: 116.85 117.20 117.55
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