USD/JPY Approaches Critical Decision Zone at 109 Level

Chris Svorcik Elite CurrenSea

The USD/JPY broke above the resistance trend line (dotted red), which could indicate a bullish reversal or an expanded bullish correction within wave 4 (blue). The FOMC on Wednesday 11 December 2019 is expected to have a substantial impact.

USD/JPY

4 hour

The USD/JPY main decision zone is the round level of 109. A bullish break above that could invalidate (red x) the wave 4 (blue) pattern whereas a bearish bounce could confirm it and send the pair lower. A bearish breakout below the support (blue) lines could further confirm (green check) the bearish outlook towards the Fibonacci targets of wave B vs A, with the 61.8% Fib as the main target (red circle).

1 hour

The USD/JPY could be building 5 waves (orange) within the wave C (green) of wave 4 (blue). A bearish bounce at the 38.2% or 50% Fibonacci retracement level is most common for a wave 4 (blue) whereas a break above the 61.8% Fib makes a wave 4 (blue) less likely (red x). A bounce and breakout could confirm (green checks) the bearish outlook.

The analysis has been done with the CAMMACD.MTF template.

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Chris Svorcik

Elite CurrenSea

Experience Chris Svorcik has co-founded Elite CurrenSea in 2014 together with Nenad Kerkez, aka Tarantula FX. Chris is a technical analyst, wave analyst, trader, writer, educator, webinar speaker, and seminar speaker of the financial markets.

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