USD/JPY extends rebound above 114.50 on a quiet session

DXY turns positive and rises for the second day in a row.
Holiday in the US to favor consolidation in USD/JPY.
Bank of Japan to announce decision on Tuesday.

Matías Salord FXStreet

The USD/JPY is rising on Monday, trading above 114.50, supported by a stronger US Dollar gains G10 currencies. The pair is having the best day since early January as it continues to recover from the monthly low it reached on Friday at 113.45.

On a quiet session, that includes a holiday in the US (Martin Luther King Jr.) the dollar shows some strength on a day without new information. Equity markets in Europe are modestly higher and so there are US stock futures.

On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan will announce its decision on monetary policy. No change is expected. “While no change is policy is expected, leaks suggest there will be some modest upgrades to the bank’s inflation outlook in its new Outlook Report forecasts. Other reports suggest the BOJ is debating how to prepare markets for eventual liftoff, but we find it extremely hard to believe that the bank is really serious about tightening. Officials are playing with fire here as this will add to strong yen impulses”, explained analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman.

Levels to watch

The sharp rebound weakened the bearish bias, and now technical indicators favor a consolidation of an extension of the recovery. A decline back under 114.00 could increase the bearish pressure again, exposing first 113.75 and then 113.50. The USD/JPY peaked at 114.58 on Monday. The immediate resistance is seen at 114.70, and then the 115.00 zone.

Technical levels

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	114.54
Today Daily Change	0.35
Today Daily Change %	0.31
Today daily open	114.19

Trends
Daily SMA20	114.89
Daily SMA50	114.25
Daily SMA100	113.02
Daily SMA200	111.34

Levels
Previous Daily High	114.23
Previous Daily Low	113.48
Previous Weekly High	115.85
Previous Weekly Low	113.48
Previous Monthly High	115.21
Previous Monthly Low	112.56
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	113.94
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	113.77
Daily Pivot Point S1	113.71
Daily Pivot Point S2	113.22
Daily Pivot Point S3	112.96
Daily Pivot Point R1	114.45
Daily Pivot Point R2	114.71
Daily Pivot Point R3	115.19

Author

Matías Salord

FXStreet

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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