USD/JPY: Corrective pullback into s/r zone after bullish impulsive move

Chris Capre 2ndskiesforex

Price Action Context

After multiple days of strong selling, on July 31st, USD/JPY hit a long-term support zone that in the past has produced 3 strong bullish reactions in 2018/2019. Short-term, price action reacted strongly to this area this time again, resulting in a strong bullish impulsive move breaking through a short-term resistance. This impulsive move has been followed by a weaker corrective pullback towards the broken resistance which now should act as resistance.

Trending Analysis

Short-term bias is bullish and the weak pullback into support can offer potential trading opportunities for traders looking to go long the pair with the next resistance starting to come in at around 106.64.

Closest Support & Resistance Zones

Resistance: 106.64 – 106.75
Support: 105.10 – 105.30ç

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Author

Chris Capre

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Chris Capre is a professional forex trader and mentor specialized in Price Action trading, and the Ichimoku Cloud.

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