EUR/JPY Elliott Wave Analysis

EUR/JPY - 124.23

EUR/JPY: Wave v as well as larger degree wave (C) ended at 94.11 and first leg of larger degree wave C upmove has possibly ended at 149.79 and wave 2 correction has possibly ended at 109.49.

As the single currency found good support at 122.40 last week and rebounded, suggesting consolidation with mild upside bias would be seen for gain to 125.00, however, break of resistance at 125.31 is needed to confirm the pullback from 125.82 has ended at 122.40, bring retest of this recent high, above there would confirm recent upmove from 109.49 low has resumed and extend gain to resistance at 126.47 and possibly 127.50-60, having said that, reckon upside would be limited to 128.17 resistance and price should falter well below 129.00 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement of 141.06-109.49).

The daily chart is labeled as attached, early selloff from 169.97 (July 2008) to 112.08 is wave (A) of B instead of end of entire wave B and then the rebound from there to 139.26 is wave (B), hence, wave (C) has possibly ended at 94.12 with a diagonal triangle as labeled in the daily chart, hence upside bias is seen for further gain. Recent rally above indicated retracement level at 116.69 (50% Fibonacci retracement of the intermediate fall from 139.26-94.12) adds credence to this view and signal major reversal has commenced but first leg of this wave C has possibly ended at 149.79, hence wave 2 has commenced with wave A ended at 126.09, followed by wave B at 141.06, wave C commenced and could have ended at 109.49, above 126.00 would add credence to this view, then headway to 130.00 would follow.

On the downside, expect pullback to be limited to 123.50-55 and bring another rise later. Only below said support at 122.40 would defer and risk another corrective fall to 122.00-10, however, reckon downside would be limited and 121.60-65 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement of 114.85-125.82) and bring another rise later. A daily close below 121.60-65 would defer and suggest top is formed instead, risk correction to 121.00 and possibly towards support at 120.60 but reckon 120.30-35 (50% Fibonacci retracement) would limit downside and psychological level at 120.00 should hold.

Recommendation: Buy at 123.50 for 125.50 with stop below 122.50.

To re-cap the corrective upmove from the record low of 88.93 (18 Oct 2000), the wave A from there is subdivided as: 1:88.93-113.72, 2:99.88 (1 Jun 2001), 3:140.91 (30 May 2003), 4:124.17 (10 Nov 2003) and 5 ended at record high of 169.97 (21 Jul 2008). The brief but sharp selloff to 112.08 is viewed as a-b-c x a-b-c wave (A) of B. The subsequent rebound to 139.26 is (B) of B and (C) of (B) has possibly ended at 94.12 and in any case price should stay well above previous chart support at 88.93, bring rally in larger degree wave C towards 150.00.