USD/JPY bears catch a breath below 111.00 as risk aversion awaits fresh direction

USD/JPY probes the previous two-day declines.
Comments from the US President Trump, Fed Cleveland President Mester seem to tame the risk aversion, WHO was the first mover.
Japanese traders’ reactions, data and coronavirus headlines will be the key.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

Following its gradual recoveries from 110.33 during the US session on Monday, USD/JPY remains modestly changed to 110.70 amid the initial Asian session on Tuesday. That said, the pair questions the previous two-day declines, mainly due to coronavirus-led risk aversion, amid mixed messages from the global front.

The US, WHO flash upbeat signals concerning coronavirus…

The rapid increase in coronavirus cases outside China, mainly in Italy, South Korea and Iran, propelled the market’s risk-off during Monday. However, fears of the deadly virus seem to recede inside the dragon nation as many provinces have lowered emergency alerts while few more of the factories restart.

The World Health Organization (WHO) refrained to consider the coronavirus (COVID-19) as the pandemic. The global institution also tweeted the virus to have peaked between late-January and early February.

Also challenging the market’s rush to risk-safety were comments from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester and US President Donald Trump. While the Fed Cleveland Chief considers the Chinese virus as a short-term catalyst, President Trump said that the coronavirus is very much under control.

However, Oman announced its first case of coronavirus recently and the risk aversion continues amid the equities ahead of Tokyo open. While portraying the same, the US equity benchmarks turned into the sea of red while the bond yields also dropped to the multi-year lows by the end of Monday’s trading session. It’s worth noting that the S&P 500 Futures drop 3.37% to 3,327 by the press time.

Moving on, traders will now await the return of Japanese traders from the long weekend. In addition to Japan’s reaction to the latest risk-off, a slew of second-tier activity indices from the Asian nation could also entertain the momentum traders. Though, nothing can take place of coronavirus headlines as far as the key catalysts are concerned.

Technical Analysis

A short-term rising trend line since February 03, around 110.30/25 now, could limit the pair’s near-term declines whereas lows marked during April 2019 and on Friday, respectively around 110.85 and 111.15, might guard the immediate upside.

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	111.59
Today Daily Change	0.00
Today Daily Change %	0.00
Today daily open	111.59

Trends
Daily SMA20	109.8
Daily SMA50	109.54
Daily SMA100	109.11
Daily SMA200	108.41

Levels
Previous Daily High	112.19
Previous Daily Low	111.47
Previous Weekly High	112.23
Previous Weekly Low	109.66
Previous Monthly High	110.29
Previous Monthly Low	107.65
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	111.75
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	111.91
Daily Pivot Point S1	111.31
Daily Pivot Point S2	111.04
Daily Pivot Point S3	110.6
Daily Pivot Point R1	112.03
Daily Pivot Point R2	112.47
Daily Pivot Point R3	112.74

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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