NZD/JPY Price Analysis: Cross extends gains to multi-year highs past 97.50

The cross continued its upward journey, reaching new cycle highs above 97.50, levels not seen since July 2007.
The daily chart shows intense bullish sentiment, with the Yen weakening against its peers.
Indicators are approaching overbought conditions which might limit the upside.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

On Friday, the NZD/JPY cross extended advances and established multi-year highs above 97.50. The 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), now at 96.60 continued as firm support at the beginning of the week, where buyers ward off sellers' strivings to breach this level.

The daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) for NZD/JPY is currently at 68, indicating an increase from Thursday's value and overall upward momentum. Meanwhile, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for today shows decreasing red bars, implying decreased selling pressure. The RSI near 70 should flash caution to investors as it approaches the overbought threshold.

NZD/JPY daily chart

The bulls' tenacity to sustain their positions above the 20-day SMA remains unshaken. This, combined with the near-overbought daily technical indicators, reinforces the superior technical vim of the Kiwi against the Yen. The consecutive failed attempts from the sellers to breach the 96.30 point, a strong support, led to the bulls' momentum which catalyzed the surge to fresh highs.

For the following trading sessions, the cross may oscillate between the immediate support at 97.00 and the resistance target at 98.00. Investors need to keep an eye on a possible break above the mentioned range or a fall below the 20-day SMA mark which could signal a deeper correction.

NZD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	97.78
Today Daily Change	0.52
Today Daily Change %	0.53
Today daily open	97.26

Trends
Daily SMA20	96.5
Daily SMA50	94.45
Daily SMA100	92.9
Daily SMA200	91.11

Levels
Previous Daily High	97.31
Previous Daily Low	96.82
Previous Weekly High	97.25
Previous Weekly Low	95.62
Previous Monthly High	96.74
Previous Monthly Low	90.83
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	97.12
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	97.01
Daily Pivot Point S1	96.94
Daily Pivot Point S2	96.64
Daily Pivot Point S3	96.45
Daily Pivot Point R1	97.44
Daily Pivot Point R2	97.62
Daily Pivot Point R3	97.93

Author

Patricio Martín

FXStreet

Patricio is an economist from Argentina passionate about global finance and understanding the daily movements of the markets.

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