USD/JPY hits fresh nine-month tops, around 108.70 region

USD/JPY continued gaining positive traction for the fourth consecutive session on Monday.
Rallying US bond yielding underpinned the USD and remained supportive of the momentum.
Overbought RSI might hold bulls from placing fresh bets amid a softer tone around equities.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The strong USD buying remained unabated through the mid-European session and pushed the USD/JPY pair to fresh nine-month tops, around the 106.65-70 region in the last hour.

The pair prolonged its recent strong bullish momentum and gained traction for the fourth consecutive session on the first day of a new trading week. The uptick also marked the ninth day of a positive move in the previous ten and was exclusively sponsored by a broad-based US dollar strength.

The USD climbed to a 3-1/2-month high and remained well supported by the upbeat US economic outlook, reinforced by Friday's stunning NFP report. Apart from this, a fresh leg up in the US Treasury bond yields further inspired the USD bulls and provided an additional boost to the USD/JPY pair.

The US Senate on Saturday passes a much-awaited $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package and sparked another sell-off in the US fixed income market. This, along with expectations for a possible uptick in US inflation, pushed the yield on the benchmark 10-year US bond back closer to 1.60%.

Meanwhile, the bond market rout raised fears of distressed selling in other asset classes. Adding to this, reports of attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities weighed on investors' sentiment, albeit did little to benefit the safe-haven Japanese yen or hinder the USD/JPY pair's positive move.

There isn't any major market-moving economic data due for release from the US on Monday. Moreover, overbought RSI (14) on the daily chart might hold bullish traders from placing fresh bets and keep a lid on any further gains for the USD/JPY pair, at least for the time being.

Technical levels to watch

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	108.68
Today Daily Change	0.33
Today Daily Change %	0.30
Today daily open	108.35

Trends
Daily SMA20	105.91
Daily SMA50	104.72
Daily SMA100	104.5
Daily SMA200	105.45

Levels
Previous Daily High	108.64
Previous Daily Low	107.82
Previous Weekly High	108.64
Previous Weekly Low	106.37
Previous Monthly High	106.69
Previous Monthly Low	104.41
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	108.33
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	108.14
Daily Pivot Point S1	107.9
Daily Pivot Point S2	107.45
Daily Pivot Point S3	107.07
Daily Pivot Point R1	108.72
Daily Pivot Point R2	109.1
Daily Pivot Point R3	109.54

Author

Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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