USD/JPY Price Analysis: Gains momentum near 144.00 ahead of US CPI

USD/JPY gains momentum for the fourth consecutive day, just below the 144.00 barrier.
The pair stands above the 50- and 100-hour EMAs with an upward slope.
The immediate resistance level is seen at 144.65; the initial support level is located at 143.10.

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The USD/JPY pair extends its upside for the fourth consecutive day, heading into an early European session on Thursday. The major pair currently trades around 143.95, gaining 0.15% for the day. Market participants await the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July for fresh impetus. The US inflation figure is expected to rise from 3% to 3.3%, and the core figure is expected to remain unchanged at 4.8%.

According to the four-hour chart, the USD/JPY pair stands above the 50- and 100-hour Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) with an upward slope, which means the path of least resistance is to the upside for the major pair.

Any meaningful follow-through buying beyond 144.25 (the upper boundary of the Bollinger Band) could pave the way to the next hurdle at 144.65 (High July 6). The 144.90–145.00 zone will be a tough nut to crack for the USD/JPY pair. The mentioned level is the confluence of a high of June 30 and a psychological round mark.

On the downside, the immediate support level for USD/JPY is located at 143.10, representing the midline of the Bollinger Band en route to 142.65 (50-hour EMA). The additional downside filter is seen at 142.00 (100-hour EMA and the lower limit of the Bollinger Band), and finally at 141.50 (Low of August 7).

It’s worth noting that the Relative Strength Index (RSI) stands around 70 and Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) stays in bullish territory, which indicates that the upside momentum has been activated for the time being.

USD/JPY four-hour chart

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	143.95
Today Daily Change	0.22
Today Daily Change %	0.15
Today daily open	143.73

Trends
Daily SMA20	141.1
Daily SMA50	141.48
Daily SMA100	138.23
Daily SMA200	136.5

Levels
Previous Daily High	143.75
Previous Daily Low	143
Previous Weekly High	143.89
Previous Weekly Low	140.69
Previous Monthly High	144.91
Previous Monthly Low	137.24
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	143.46
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	143.29
Daily Pivot Point S1	143.23
Daily Pivot Point S2	142.74
Daily Pivot Point S3	142.49
Daily Pivot Point R1	143.98
Daily Pivot Point R2	144.24
Daily Pivot Point R3	144.73

Author

Lallalit Srijandorn

FXStreet

Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok.

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