NZD/JPY Price Analysis: Technical outlook favours further decline in the near term as bears push down

The NZD/JPY pair has been in a downtrend, declining in four of the last six sessions.
The RSI is oversold and has a declining slope, indicating that selling pressure is increasing.
The MACD is also negative and the histogram is rising.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

Friday's session saw the NZD/JPY pair decline by more than 1% to 86.60 marking another day of losses. The pair has been in a downtrend over the past week, closing lower in four of the last six sessions. The overall technical outlook for the NZD/JPY is negative, and the pair is likely to continue to decline in the near term.

The RSI is currently near 30, approaching the oversold area. The slope of the RSI is also declining, which suggests that selling pressure is increasing. The MACD is also negative and the histogram is rising, indicating that selling pressure is increasing. However, the oversold signals may indicate that the pair may be poised for an upward correction to consolidate the latest downward movements.

NZD/JPY daily chart

Supports to the downside are located at 86.00, 85.00, and 84.00, while resistances are seen at 88.00, 89.00, and 90.00.

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