EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Gains momentum after Fed minutes release, traders eye 163.00

EUR/JPY ascends to 162.47, marking a continuous rise influenced by recent Fed monetary policy insights.
Technical analysis points to key resistance levels, with 163.00 and 163.72 as immediate targets.
Potential pullback could see support tests at 161.48 and 160.91, depending on market dynamics.

Christian Borjon Valencia FXStreet

The Euro extended its gains for the second straight day against the Japanese Yen and is up by 0.22% as the EUR/JPY trades at 162.47 late during the North American session.

The release of the latest Federal Reserve (Fed) minutes sponsored a leg-up in the EUR/JPY as the EUR/USD edged slightly up. From a technical standpoint, the pair is trading at year-to-date (YTD) highs, aiming to extend its gains. The first resistance would be the 163.00 figure, followed by the November 27 high at 163.72. A further upside is seen at 164.00, followed by last year’s high at 164.31.

On the flip side, if the pair drops below 162.00, that would pave the way to test the Tenkan-Sen at 161.48 before slumping toward the Senkou Span A at 160.91.

EUR/JPY Price Action – Daily Chart

EUR/JPY TECHNICAL LEVELS

Overview
Today last price	162.49
Today Daily Change	0.37
Today Daily Change %	0.23
Today daily open	162.12

Trends
Daily SMA20	160.55
Daily SMA50	158.99
Daily SMA100	159.4
Daily SMA200	157.49

Levels
Previous Daily High	162.37
Previous Daily Low	161.73
Previous Weekly High	161.96
Previous Weekly Low	160.38
Previous Monthly High	161.87
Previous Monthly Low	155.07
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	162.13
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	161.98
Daily Pivot Point S1	161.78
Daily Pivot Point S2	161.44
Daily Pivot Point S3	161.15
Daily Pivot Point R1	162.42
Daily Pivot Point R2	162.71
Daily Pivot Point R3	163.05

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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