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AUD/JPY Price Analysis: A tweezers bottom emerges as bulls meander around 92.00

  • The AUD/JPY cleared the 50/200/100-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) on its way to 92.20s.
  • AUD/JPY: A tweezers bottom candle chart pattern to pave the way for further upside.

The Australian Dollar (AUD) recovered some of its lost ground against the Japanese Yen (JPY) and rises, aligned with risk-perceived assets, bolstered by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) decision to raise rates by a quarter of a percentage, to 4.50% - 4.75% range, with the market’s perception of a dovish Fed. At the time of writing, the AUD/JPY exchanges hands at 91.99 after hitting a daily low of 91.21, above its opening price by 0.31%.

AUD/JPY Price Analysis: Technical outlook

After the Fed’s decision, the AUD/JPY pair rebounded off the day’s low at 91.21, as market sentiment remained sour ahead of the Fed’s meeting. Once the headlines crossed newswires and Powell’s presser began, the AUD/JPY edged up, clearing on its way north the 50, 200, and 100-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), each at 91.31, 91.55, and 91.95, respectively.

As the New York session is about to end, an AUD/JPY close above the 100-day EMA will exacerbate a rally towards the January 26 swing high at 92.81. Once the spot price claims above the latter, the 93.00 figure would be next; after that, the December 13 daily high at 93.35 would be tested.

As an alternate scenario, the AUD/JPY first support would be the 200-day EMA at 91.55. Break below would send the pair sliding towards the 50-day EMA At 91.33, ahead of the February 1 low at 91.21.

AUD/JPY Key Technical Levels

AUD/JPY

Overview
Today last price92
Today Daily Change0.14
Today Daily Change %0.15
Today daily open91.86
 
Trends
Daily SMA2090.83
Daily SMA5091.11
Daily SMA10092.57
Daily SMA20093.04
 
Levels
Previous Daily High92.17
Previous Daily Low91.09
Previous Weekly High92.82
Previous Weekly Low90.17
Previous Monthly High92.82
Previous Monthly Low87.41
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%91.5
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%91.75
Daily Pivot Point S191.25
Daily Pivot Point S290.63
Daily Pivot Point S390.17
Daily Pivot Point R192.32
Daily Pivot Point R292.78
Daily Pivot Point R393.4

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Christian Borjon Valencia

Markets analyst, news editor, and trading instructor with over 14 years of experience across FX, commodities, US equity indices, and global macro markets.

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