EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Head-and-shoulders chart pattern emerges, targets the 143.00 area

EUR/JPY confirms a break below a two-week support trendline, which also ensures the formation of a head-and-shoulders chart pattern that targets a drop of 450 pips toward 143.20, 50 pips shy of piercing the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 142.70. However, it should be said that it would need to hurdle support levels on its way south. As the Asian session begins, the EUR/JPY is trading at 146.85, down by 0.01%, after losing 0.46% on Thursday.

EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Technical outlook

Given the backdrop, the GBP/JPY confirmed the formation of a head-and-shoulders chart pattern. Even though it is a bearish chart pattern, sellers must reclaim several demand areas on its way toward the 143.00 figure.

The EUR/JPY first support would be the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 146.00. A breach of the latter would sponsor a fall to the 100-day EMA at 144.59 before testing the 144.00 psychological level. Once cleared, the head-and-shoulders profit target of 143.20 should be reached.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator turned bearish, warranting that further downside is expected, while the 3-day Rate of Change (RoC), continues to slide below its neutral level.

Conversely, if EUR/JPY buyers reclaim 147.00, that could open the door for further gains. The next supply area to test would be the head-and-shoulders neckline at around 147.80-148.00, before reaching towards the last year’s high of 148.40, negating the bearish chart pattern.

Trend: Downward biased.

EUR/JPY Price Action – Daily Chart