USD/JPY Price Analysis: Mildly bid above 133.80 support confluence

USD/JPY sticks to mild gains during three-day winning streak.
Convergence of 200-day EMA, 13-day-old ascending trend line restricts short-term downside.
100-day EMA guards immediate upside near two-month high.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/JPY seesaws around intraday high near 134.40 as bulls keep the reins for the third consecutive day amid early Tuesday morning in Europe. In doing so, the Yen pair also prints mild gains near the highest levels in two months, poked on Friday.

That said, the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) joins an upward-sloping trend line from February 02 to restrict the USD/JPY pair’s immediate downside near 133.80. However, the 100-day EMA level surrounding 134.75 guards nearby the upside.

It’s worth noting, however, that the bullish MACD signals and higher low bullish formation on the daily chart keep the USD/JPY pair buyers hopeful.

That said, the recent top surrounding 135.10, marked on Friday, acts as an extra filter towards the north past 100-day EMA.

Following that, a run-up towards mid-December 2022, close to 138.20, can’t be ruled out. Though, the 140.00 psychological magnet may challenge the Yen pair buyers afterward.

Meanwhile, a downside break of the 133.80 support confluence could quickly drag the USD/JPY price towards an early month swing high near 132.90.

Though, multiple levels near 31.30-20 and the 130.00 round figure could challenge the USD/JPY pair’s downside past 132.90.

In a case where the quote remains bearish below 132.90, the previous monthly low of 127.21 will be in the spotlight.

USD/JPY: Daily chart

Trend: Further upside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	134.41
Today Daily Change	0.15
Today Daily Change %	0.11%
Today daily open	134.26

Trends
Daily SMA20	131.46
Daily SMA50	131.88
Daily SMA100	137.54
Daily SMA200	136.95

Levels
Previous Daily High	134.54
Previous Daily Low	133.92
Previous Weekly High	135.11
Previous Weekly Low	131.27
Previous Monthly High	134.78
Previous Monthly Low	127.22
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	134.3
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	134.16
Daily Pivot Point S1	133.94
Daily Pivot Point S2	133.62
Daily Pivot Point S3	133.32
Daily Pivot Point R1	134.56
Daily Pivot Point R2	134.86
Daily Pivot Point R3	135.17

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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