USD/JPY Price Analysis: Snaps two-day uptrned near 136.00 on breaking immediate support

USD/JPY remains pressured around intraday low as it reverses from two-week-old horizontal resistance.
Downside break of ascending trend line from Thursday, bearish MACD signals favor Yen pair seller.
200-HMA appears the key hurdle for the Yen buyers to crack and retake control.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/JPY recalls the sellers after their two-day absence as the Yen pair drops to 135.95 during early Tuesday. In doing so, the Yen pair take a U-turn from a fortnight-long horizontal resistance, as well as break a three-day-old ascending support line, now immediate resistance.

In addition to the pullback from a short-term key resistance and a downside break of the nearby support trend line, the bearish MACD signals and a downward-sloping RSI (14) line, not oversold, also keep the Yen buyers hopeful.

With this, the USD/JPY pair appears all set to test the 50% Fibonacci retracement level of its April 26 to May 02 upside, near 135.40.

However, a convergence of the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement and the 200-Hourly Moving Average (HMA), near 134.90-85, appears a tough nut to crack for the Yen pair sellers.

Following that, the 134.00 round figure and the monthly low of around 133.50 will gain the USD/JPY seller’s attention.

On the contrary, USD/JPY recovery remains elusive unless breaking a horizontal resistance area comprising tops marked since April 28, close to 136.30-35.

Even if the Yen pair buyers manage to keep the reins past 136.35, the tops marked in May and March, respectively near 137.80 and 137.90, may prod the bulls before directing them to the 138.00 round figure.

USD/JPY: Hourly chart

Trend: Further downside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	135.95
Today Daily Change	-0.17
Today Daily Change %	-0.12%
Today daily open	136.12

Trends
Daily SMA20	134.89
Daily SMA50	133.76
Daily SMA100	132.95
Daily SMA200	137.04

Levels
Previous Daily High	136.32
Previous Daily Low	135.65
Previous Weekly High	135.77
Previous Weekly Low	133.74
Previous Monthly High	136.56
Previous Monthly Low	130.63
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	136.07
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	135.91
Daily Pivot Point S1	135.74
Daily Pivot Point S2	135.36
Daily Pivot Point S3	135.07
Daily Pivot Point R1	136.41
Daily Pivot Point R2	136.7
Daily Pivot Point R3	137.08

Author

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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