USD/JPY: Next potential supports located at 139.60 and 137.25/136.65 – SocGen
|USD/JPY has staged a modest recovery from the low at 140.97. Economists at Société Générale analyze the pair’s outlook.
146.60/147.40 could provide resistance
USD/JPY confirmed a Head and Shoulders formation resulting in steady downtrend. It has recently dipped below the 200-DMA for the first time since May.
After achieving interim low near 141/140.70, an initial bounce is under way however neckline of the formation near 146.60/147.40 could provide resistance. Holding below this hurdle, there would be a risk of deeper downtrend.
Next potential supports are located at 139.60, the 50% retracement from January and 137.25/136.65.
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