USD/JPY technical analysis: Greenback firmer above 106.00 as Wall Street gains momentum


  • The risk-off sentiment is currently on hold as Wall Street indices are at 2-day highs.
  • The level to beat for bulls are seen at 106.13-25 followed by the 106.48 resistance.
 

USD/JPY daily chart

 
 
USD/JPY is trading off multi-month lows while well below its main daily simple moving averages (DSMAs). USD/JPY price action is mainly dictated from trade war news. 
 

USD/JPY 4-hour chart

 
USD/JPY is consolidating the early August drop while trading below its main SMAs. Bears would need a break below the 105.85 to reach 105.65 and 105.30 support to resume the downtrend, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.
 

USD/JPY 30-minute chart

 
The market is in a tight range just above the 50 SMA. Bulls would need to break above the 106.13-25 resistance zone to climb towards 106.48, 106.91 and 107.20, according to the Technical Confluences Indicator. 
 
 

Additional key levels

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price 106.12
Today Daily Change -0.15
Today Daily Change % -0.14
Today daily open 106.27
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 107.8
Daily SMA50 108.03
Daily SMA100 109.44
Daily SMA200 110.34
Levels
Previous Daily High 106.47
Previous Daily Low 105.49
Previous Weekly High 109.32
Previous Weekly Low 106.5
Previous Monthly High 109.01
Previous Monthly Low 107.21
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 105.87
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 106.1
Daily Pivot Point S1 105.68
Daily Pivot Point S2 105.09
Daily Pivot Point S3 104.7
Daily Pivot Point R1 106.67
Daily Pivot Point R2 107.06
Daily Pivot Point R3 107.65

 

 

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