EUR/JPY on the backfoot, stuck near 155.00 after Eurozone PMIs miss the mark

EUR/JPY stuck near 155.00 as momentum remains limited and markets fade the action.
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Joshua Gibson FXStreet

The EUR/JPY is getting boxed into near-term lows around the 150.00 major handle on Friday after Eurozone Purchasing Managers’ Index figures printed in the red, keeping the Euro (EUR) on the low side of the Japanese Yen (JPY).

The EUR is one of the weakest-performing currencies on Friday, compared to the Yen which is one of the strongest, leaving the EUR/JPY pair in a precarious position. Waffling Euro bulls are struggling to develop topside momentum and the 155.00 region is proving a difficult neighborhood to move out of this week.

The EUR/JPY sees a notably thinner economic data docket on the calendar next week, with finalized Eurozone Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) on the cards for Tuesday, though major updates to the preliminary prints aren’t expected.

The Bank of Japan (B0J) will also be delivering its latest Monetary Policy Statement and final rate call of 2023. The BoJ is broadly expected to keep rates pinned in slightly negative territory at -0.1%.

EUR/JPY Technical Outlook

The EUR/JPY has been struggling to develop a breakout from back-and-forth action around the 155.00 handle, with the pair skidding along the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) just above 154.00.

The pair is down one and three-quarters of a percent from last week’s peak at 157. 68, and nearly six percent from November’s peak bids at 164.30, a fifteen-year high for the pair.

The 50-day SMA is capping off medium-term bullish potential at the 160.00 major handle, but a hard floor around 154.00 will keep the pair strung in the wide midrange.

EUR/JPY Hourly Chart

EUR/JPY Daily Chart

EUR/JPY Technical Levels

EUR/JPY

Overview
Today last price	154.9
Today Daily Change	-0.98
Today Daily Change %	-0.63
Today daily open	155.88

Trends
Daily SMA20	159.95
Daily SMA50	159.78
Daily SMA100	158.76
Daily SMA200	154.24

Levels
Previous Daily High	156.06
Previous Daily Low	153.85
Previous Weekly High	159.84
Previous Weekly Low	153.17
Previous Monthly High	164.31
Previous Monthly Low	159.07
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	155.22
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	154.7
Daily Pivot Point S1	154.47
Daily Pivot Point S2	153.06
Daily Pivot Point S3	152.26
Daily Pivot Point R1	156.68
Daily Pivot Point R2	157.47
Daily Pivot Point R3	158.89

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Joshua Gibson

FXStreet

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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