USD/JPY Price Analysis: Steadies as Asian session begins, above 158.00

USD/JPY remains above Ichimoku Cloud, Tenkan, and Kijun-Sen levels, supporting further upside potential.
Key resistance levels: 158.25 (June 17 high), 158.44 (April 26 peak), and 160.32 (YTD high).
Support levels: 157.00, Tenkan-Sen at 156.98, Senkou Span A at 156.16, and Kijun-Sen at 155.93.

Christian Borjon Valencia FXStreet

The USD/JPY remains flat as Thursday’s Asian session begins, yet it printed minuscule gains of 0.15% on Wednesday. The lack of catalysts and US traders away from their desks in observance of the Juneteenth holiday dried up the FX space, which has remained unmoved since the London close. The major trades at 158.00, virtually unchanged

USD/JPY Price Analysis: Technical outlook

The pair’s uptrend remains intact, with the spot price remaining above the Ichimoku Cloud (Kumo) and on top of the Tenkan and Kijun-Sen levels. Those reasons justify further USD/JPY upside, but fears that Japanese authorities might intervene in the markets keep traders cautious, with the major advancing steadily.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains bullish, supporting buyers.

The first key resistance level they need to clear is the June 17 high of 158.25. Once surpassed, the next stop would be the April 26 peak at 158.44 ahead of the year-to-date (YTD) high of 160.32 would be next.

Conversely, sellers can challenge key support levels if USD/JPY drops below 157.00. The first would be the Tenkan-Sen at 156.98, followed by Senkou Span A at 156.16. Once cleared, the next stop would be the Kijun-Sen at 155.93. The next demand area would be the Senkou Span B at 155.52.

USD/JPY Price Action – Daily Chart

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	158.01
Today Daily Change	0.14
Today Daily Change %	0.09
Today daily open	157.87

Trends
Daily SMA20	156.84
Daily SMA50	155.8
Daily SMA100	152.87
Daily SMA200	150.18

Levels
Previous Daily High	158.23
Previous Daily Low	157.52
Previous Weekly High	158.26
Previous Weekly Low	155.72
Previous Monthly High	157.99
Previous Monthly Low	151.86
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	157.96
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	157.79
Daily Pivot Point S1	157.51
Daily Pivot Point S2	157.16
Daily Pivot Point S3	156.8
Daily Pivot Point R1	158.23
Daily Pivot Point R2	158.59
Daily Pivot Point R3	158.94

Author

Christian Borjon Valencia

FXStreet

Christian Borjon began his career as a retail trader in 2010, mainly focused on technical analysis and strategies around it. He started as a swing trader, as he used to work in another industry unrelated to the financial markets.

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