USD/JPY Price Analysis: Advances towards 124.00 as the RSI (14) hit fresh highs at 79.50

An open test-drive session is likely to keep the greenback bulls on a positive trajectory.
The RSI (14) has printed a fresh high at 79.45, points more gains ahead.
Bulls are firmer above 10 and 20-period EMAs.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The USD/JPY pair has remained one of the top performers for the investors and has been rallying after surpassing the psychological level of 120.00 in the past few trading sessions. The asset is indicating a bullish open test-drive session on Monday. The pair has been opened on a flat note at 122.07, witnesses a minor weakness towards the psychological support of 122.00 but bounced back sharply and oversteps the Monday’s open decisively.

On the weekly scale, USD/JPY has witnessed a juggernaut rally after a breakout out of the rising channel on the upside. The upper end of the rising channel is placed from 2 April 2021 high at 110.97 while the lower end is marked from 8 January 2021 low at 102.59. Moreover, the asset has also surpassed its five-year-old resistance at 118.66.

The 10 and 20-period Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) are scaling higher at 116.70 and 115.25 respectively, which adds to the upside filters.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) has printed a fresh high at 79.45, points more gains ahead.

Should the major test its ground of five-year-old resistance at 118.66, a build-up of fresh bids will drive the pair towards the psychological resistance of 120.00, followed by a 5 February 2016 high at 121.49.

On the flip side, bears can take control if the pair slips below March 15 low at 117.70. This will drag the pair towards 10 and 20-period EMAs at 116.70 and 115.25 respectively.

USD/JPY weekly chart

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	122.28
Today Daily Change	0.21
Today Daily Change %	0.17
Today daily open	122.07

Trends
Daily SMA20	117.72
Daily SMA50	116.07
Daily SMA100	115.16
Daily SMA200	113.06

Levels
Previous Daily High	122.44
Previous Daily Low	121.18
Previous Weekly High	122.44
Previous Weekly Low	119.1
Previous Monthly High	116.34
Previous Monthly Low	114.16
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	121.66
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	121.96
Daily Pivot Point S1	121.36
Daily Pivot Point S2	120.64
Daily Pivot Point S3	120.1
Daily Pivot Point R1	122.61
Daily Pivot Point R2	123.15
Daily Pivot Point R3	123.87

Author

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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