USD/JPY drops towards 107.00 as positive S&P 500 index downs USD

USD/JPY extends losses in tandem with US dollar.
Gains in S&P 500 index lift the market mood.
Traders ignore mixed US coronavirus data.

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

USD/JPY is extending its break below the 107.50 level, undermined by the relentless selling in the US dollar across its main competitors.

The upbeat market mood, as reflective of the gains in the S&P 500 index, dulls the safe-haven allure of the greenback, downing the US dollar index to 96.47.

The US stocks whipsawed on the mixed coronavirus statistics released from across the American hotspots. Although the conciliatory remarks from US Vice President Mike Pence pushed the equities back into the green zone and collaborated with the fresh leg lower in the buck.

In the session ahead, the main focus will remain on the US dollar and stocks price-action for trading impetus on the major.

USD/JPY technical levels

“Weekly lows, around the 107.25 region, now seems to act as immediate support and is closely followed by the 107.00 mark. Failure to defend the mentioned support levels might turn the pair vulnerable to resume its bearish trajectory and slide back towards the 106.00 round-figure mark,” explains FXStreet’s Analyst Haresh Menghani notes.

USD/JPY additional levels

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	107.31
Today Daily Change	-0.16
Today Daily Change %	-0.15
Today daily open	107.52

Trends
Daily SMA20	107.23
Daily SMA50	107.41
Daily SMA100	107.82
Daily SMA200	108.4

Levels
Previous Daily High	107.79
Previous Daily Low	107.25
Previous Weekly High	108.16
Previous Weekly Low	107.04
Previous Monthly High	109.85
Previous Monthly Low	106.08
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	107.58
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	107.45
Daily Pivot Point S1	107.25
Daily Pivot Point S2	106.97
Daily Pivot Point S3	106.7
Daily Pivot Point R1	107.79
Daily Pivot Point R2	108.06
Daily Pivot Point R3	108.33

Author

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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