AUD/JPY Price Forecast: Defends 200-day SMA below mid-109.00s after range breakdown
- AUD/JPY dives to its lowest level since March, though it finds some support near the 200-day SMA.
- The oversold RSI on the daily chart helps spot prices defend a technically significant SMA support.
- The broader setup favors bears and suggests that the path of least resistance is to the downside.
The AUD/JPY cross attracts heavy follow-through selling and touches its lowest level since late March, around the 109.40-109.35 region at the start of a new week. Spot prices, however, defend a technically significant 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and trade around the 110.00 psychological mark during the first half of the European session, still down nearly 0.50% for the day.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) continues with its relative outperformance on the back of a joint US-Japan FX intervention on Friday and hints of further action. Furthermore, the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) readiness to continue pushing up borrowing costs lends additional support to the JPY, which, in turn, is seen as a key factor weighing on the AUD/JPY cross. Apart from this, diminishing odds of an immediate interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) undermine the Australian Dollar (AUD) and suggest that the path of least resistance for the currency pair is to the downside.
From a technical perspective, an intraday failure near the 111.25-111.15 region reaffirms Friday's breakdown through a nearly four-month-old trading range and validates the near-term negative outlook for the AUD/JPY cross. Adding to this, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) has turned deeper into negative ground, hinting at lingering downside momentum. However, the daily Relative Strength Index (14) has slipped to oversold territory near 27, making it prudent to wait for a break below the 200-day SMA at 109.25 before positioning for further losses.
A clear break below this floor would likely expose the AUD/JPY cross to a more decisive bearish phase. On the flip side, any attempted recovery might continue to face stiff resistance and remain capped near the 111.15-111.25 region, which, if cleared, might trigger a short-covering move. The broadly bearish technical setup, however, would warrant caution before confirming that the recent corrective decline from the vicinity of the 115.00 psychological mark has run its course and that spot prices have formed a near-term bottom.
AUD/JPY daily chart
Japanese Yen Price This week
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies this week. Japanese Yen was the strongest against the New Zealand Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.21% | 0.27% | -0.17% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.52% | 0.31% | |
| EUR | -0.21% | 0.07% | -0.33% | 0.00% | 0.30% | 0.32% | 0.10% | |
| GBP | -0.27% | -0.07% | -0.74% | -0.07% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.03% | |
| JPY | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.74% | 0.43% | 0.71% | 0.79% | 0.57% | |
| CAD | -0.20% | -0.00% | 0.07% | -0.43% | 0.29% | 0.36% | 0.10% | |
| AUD | -0.41% | -0.30% | -0.24% | -0.71% | -0.29% | 0.00% | -0.18% | |
| NZD | -0.52% | -0.32% | -0.25% | -0.79% | -0.36% | -0.00% | -0.22% | |
| CHF | -0.31% | -0.10% | -0.03% | -0.57% | -0.10% | 0.18% | 0.22% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Japanese Yen from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent JPY (base)/USD (quote).
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Haresh Menghani
FXStreet
Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.
