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USD/JPY Price Analysis: Moves below 149.00 near six-week lows

  • USD/JPY trades around 149.00 followed by 23.6% Fibonacci retracement.
  • Technical indicators suggest a bearish sentiment to navigate the support region around 146.50.
  • 150.00 psychological level could be the resistance, followed by the nine-day EMA.

USD/JPY continues to trade near six-week lows, extending losses near 148.90 during the early European session on Monday. The 148.50 major level emerges as the immediate support lined up with the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at 148.49.

The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) below the 50 level signals bearish sentiment, which could inspire the bears of the USD/JPY pair to navigate the support region around 146.50 major level, followed by the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement at 146.37.

Additionally, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) line is positioned above the centerline, showing divergence below the signal line, it typically suggests a bearish momentum in the market. This configuration indicates that the short-term moving average (MACD line) is moving further away from the long-term moving average (signal line) in the downward direction.

On the upside, the psychological level at 150.00 could be the key barrier, aligning with the nine-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 150.34. A breakthrough above the latter could support the USD/JPY pair to revisit the previous week’s high at 151.90.

USD/JPY: Daily Chart

USD/JPY: Additional levels to watch

Overview
Today last price148.96
Today Daily Change-0.73
Today Daily Change %-0.49
Today daily open149.69
 
Trends
Daily SMA20150.48
Daily SMA50149.45
Daily SMA100146.5
Daily SMA200141.39
 
Levels
Previous Daily High150.78
Previous Daily Low149.2
Previous Weekly High151.91
Previous Weekly Low149.2
Previous Monthly High151.72
Previous Monthly Low147.32
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%149.8
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%150.17
Daily Pivot Point S1149
Daily Pivot Point S2148.31
Daily Pivot Point S3147.42
Daily Pivot Point R1150.58
Daily Pivot Point R2151.47
Daily Pivot Point R3152.16

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Akhtar Faruqui

Akhtar Faruqui is a Forex Analyst based in New Delhi, India. With a keen eye for market trends and a passion for dissecting complex financial dynamics, he is dedicated to delivering accurate and insightful Forex news and analysis.

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