NZD/JPY Technical Analysis: Fresh round of bullish lift into 78.50

NZd/JPY is trading into the 78.50 zone after a bullish pop to open the new trading week, and although Monday's bullish gap has left the Kiwi-Yen pair outside of current averages, the pair remains firmly bullish in the near-term.

Joshua Gibson FXStreet

NZD/JPY, 15-Minute

Hourly candles have NZD/JPY climbing into new highs after clearing a bout with the 200-hour moving average, which currently sits at 77.25.

NZD/JPY, 1-Hour

The Kiwi is seeing continued bullish support against the safe-haven Yen, climbing to new medium-term highs as NZD/JPY continues to pull away from the 200-period moving average with support building from the 50-period moving average at 77.50.

NZD/JPY, 4-Hour

NZD/JPY

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 78.46
    Today Daily change: 43 pips
    Today Daily change %: 0.551%
    Today Daily Open: 78.03
Trends:
    Previous Daily SMA20: 76.99
    Previous Daily SMA50: 75.17
    Previous Daily SMA100: 74.75
    Previous Daily SMA200: 75.77
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 78.18
    Previous Daily Low: 77.72
    Previous Weekly High: 78.19
    Previous Weekly Low: 76.29
    Previous Monthly High: 78.19
    Previous Monthly Low: 73.55
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 78
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 77.9
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 77.77
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 77.52
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 77.31
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 78.23
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 78.44
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 78.69

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Joshua Gibson

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Joshua joins the FXStreet team as an Economics and Finance double major from Vancouver Island University with twelve years' experience as an independent trader focusing on technical analysis.

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