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AUD/JPY Price Analysis: Break of 61.8% Fibonacci signals further selling

  • AUD/JPY drops to the lowest since October 10, 2019.
  • Bearish MACD supports the break of 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, 71.75/85 area in the spotlight.
  • 100-day SMA joins the key Fibonacci retracements to challenge the buyers.

AUD/JPY trades near the lowest in more than a 16-week period while flashing 72.46 as the quote during the early Asian session on Monday. The pair recently broke 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of its run-up from August to December 2019 while bearish MACD signals also favor the pair’s further declines.

In doing so, an area including October 2019 low and highs marked during late-August, around 71.75/85 grab the bears’ attention.

During the pair’s further downside past-71.75, 71.00 and the year 2019 bottom close to 70.30 will be in the spotlight.

Alternatively, 61.8% and 50.00% Fibonacci retracements near 72.70 and 73.45 can limit the pair’s short-term recovery ahead of the 100-day SMA level of 74.30.

If at all prices manage to rise beyond 74.30, buyers targeting 75.00 should return to trading.

AUD/JPY daily chart

Trend: Bearish

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price72.47
Today Daily Change-0.06
Today Daily Change %-0.08
Today daily open72.53
 
Trends
Daily SMA2074.85
Daily SMA5074.97
Daily SMA10074.36
Daily SMA20074.51
 
Levels
Previous Daily High73.44
Previous Daily Low72.46
Previous Weekly High74.6
Previous Weekly Low72.46
Previous Monthly High76.34
Previous Monthly Low72.46
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%72.83
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%73.06
Daily Pivot Point S172.18
Daily Pivot Point S271.82
Daily Pivot Point S371.19
Daily Pivot Point R173.16
Daily Pivot Point R273.79
Daily Pivot Point R374.14

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Anil Panchal

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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