AUD/JPY Price Analysis: Test three-week highs, but retreats below the 50-DMA

AUD/JPY pair tests 50-DMA but fails to hold gains, capped by technical resistance.
AUD/JPY must break through 50-day EMA and 90.00 figure for bullish continuation.
For a bearish scenario, the AUD/JPY must reclaim the 20-DMA at 89.04.

Christian Borjon Valencia FXStreet

The AUD/JPY rallied sharply on upbeat market sentiment and hit a three-week high at 90.05 but retreated somewhat towards the end of Monday’s session. As the Asian session begins, the AUD/JPY is trading at 89.81

AUD/JPY Price action

On Monday, the AUD/JPY pair tested the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA)at 89.93 but could not hold to its gains above the latter. Additionally, it tested an upslope previous support trendline and turned resistance, which capped AUD/JPY’s upward move. Oscillators like the Relative Strength Index (RSI) at bullish territory shifted flat, suggesting buyers are taking a respite. The Rate of Change (RoC) portrays that buying pressure is cooling. Hence, the AUD/JPY might consolidate in the near term.

The AUD/JPY must crack the 50-day EMA and the 90.00 figure for a bullish continuation. Once cleared, the AUD/JPY could test the 100-day EMA at 90.78 before approaching the 200-day EMA at 91.04. In an alternate scenario, a bearish one, the AUD/JPY first support would be the 20-day EMA at 89.04. Break below, and the AUD/JPY will head toward the week’s low of 88.55, ahead of challenging 88.00.

AUD/JPY chart

AUD/JPY Technical levels

AUD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	89.79
Today Daily Change	0.96
Today Daily Change %	1.08
Today daily open	88.83

Trends
Daily SMA20	88.78
Daily SMA50	90.64
Daily SMA100	91
Daily SMA200	92.62

Levels
Previous Daily High	89.68
Previous Daily Low	88.63
Previous Weekly High	89.68
Previous Weekly Low	86.67
Previous Monthly High	92.25
Previous Monthly Low	86.06
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	89.03
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	89.28
Daily Pivot Point S1	88.41
Daily Pivot Point S2	88
Daily Pivot Point S3	87.36
Daily Pivot Point R1	89.47
Daily Pivot Point R2	90.1
Daily Pivot Point R3	90.52

Author

Christian Borjon Valencia

FXStreet

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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