AUD/JPY Technical Analysis: looking for more after claiming 80.50

The AUD/JPY is bouncing off of the 80.00 major handle after marking in a 30-month low at 79.70.
Risk appetite is cautiously improving for Friday's action as US-China negotiations on trade are set to resume again after months of deadlock.
The Aussie is down nearly 10% against the Japenese Yen for 2018.

Joshua Gibson FXStreet

AUD/JPY Chart, 1-Hour

Spot rate:	80.56
Relative change:	0.11%
High:	80.71
Low:	80.35

Trend:	Bearish

Support 1:	80.35 (current day low)
Support 2:	79.69 (current week low; major technical bottom)
Support 3:	79.00 (major technical level)

Resistance 1:	80.82 (current week low)
Resistance 2:	81.60 (61.8% Fibo retracement level)
Resistance 3:	82.79 (previous week low)

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Joshua Gibson

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Joshua joins the FXStreet team as an Economics and Finance double major from Vancouver Island University with twelve years' experience as an independent trader focusing on technical analysis.

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