USD/JPY Technical Analysis: Has the Dollar topped out near 112.00 resistance against Yen ?

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

USD/JPY daily chart

USD/JPY is trading sideways above its 200-day simple moving average (SMA).

USD/JPY 4-hour chart

USD/JPY is stuck near the 112.00 level.

USD/JPY 30-minute chart

USD/JPY is drifting below its 200 SMA suggesting a bearish bias in the short-term.
USD/JPY bulls had their chance but the 112.00/112.20 resistances appear to be impenetrable for now.
The levels to downside near 111.80, 111.50 and 111.30 become exposed to bearish incursions.

Additional key levels

USD/JPY

Overview
Today last price	111.94
Today Daily Change	0.04
Today Daily Change %	0.04
Today daily open	111.9

Trends
Daily SMA20	111.37
Daily SMA50	111.18
Daily SMA100	110.8
Daily SMA200	111.51

Levels
Previous Daily High	112.01
Previous Daily Low	111.83
Previous Weekly High	112.17
Previous Weekly Low	111.76
Previous Monthly High	112.14
Previous Monthly Low	109.71
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	111.9
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	111.94
Daily Pivot Point S1	111.82
Daily Pivot Point S2	111.74
Daily Pivot Point S3	111.64
Daily Pivot Point R1	111.99
Daily Pivot Point R2	112.09
Daily Pivot Point R3	112.17

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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