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EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Reclaims 162.00 as buyers target 163.00 before reaching overbought levels

  • EUR/JPY climbs 0.18%, buoyed despite optimism for ECB rate cuts in a disinflationary environment.
  • Crossing Tenkan-Sen, targets 163.00 resistance, aiming for November's peak at 164.31 in ongoing uptrend.
  • Potential pullback to find support at Tenkan-Sen (161.92), with subsequent supports at 161.34 and 160.77.

The Euro clings to decent gains versus the Japanese Yen late during the North American session, amid a mixed market mood. Eurozone (EU) economic data showed the disinflation process amongst countries in the bloc continued and has opened the door to discussions that the European Central Bank (ECB) might cut rates sooner rather than later. At the time of writing, the EUR/JPY exchanges hands at 162.91, up 0.18%.

The cross-pair has extended its gains past the Tenkan-Sen level and the 162.00 figure, as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is close to entering overbought levels. However, as the uptrend remains strong, the RSI might get to the 80 level before the EUR/JPY tumbles. Therefore, the pair’s next resistance level sits at 163.00, followed by the November 16 high at 164.31.

On the flip side, if EUR/JPY retreats below the 162.00 mark, sellers could challenge the Tenkan-Sen at 161.92. Once cleared, the next support would be the Senkou Span A at 161.34 before challenging the Kijun-Sen level at 160.77.

EUR/JPY Price Action – Daily Chart

EUR/JPY

Overview
Today last price162.91
Today Daily Change0.42
Today Daily Change %0.26
Today daily open162.49
 
Trends
Daily SMA20160.65
Daily SMA50159.13
Daily SMA100159.46
Daily SMA200157.56
 
Levels
Previous Daily High162.6
Previous Daily Low161.95
Previous Weekly High161.96
Previous Weekly Low160.38
Previous Monthly High161.87
Previous Monthly Low155.07
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%162.35
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%162.2
Daily Pivot Point S1162.09
Daily Pivot Point S2161.7
Daily Pivot Point S3161.44
Daily Pivot Point R1162.74
Daily Pivot Point R2163
Daily Pivot Point R3163.4

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Christian Borjon Valencia

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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