USD/JPY Technical Analysis: Slipping back into 111.00 as buyers disappear

USD/JPY is seeing bearish drift in early Thursday action, dropping back into the 111.00 major handle after clipping into an intraday high of 111.40 on Wednesday.

Joshua Gibson FXStreet

USD/JPY, 5-Minute

The Dollar-Yen pairing still remains firmly bearish in the near-term, lacking a workable higher low for bidders to launch from.

USD/JPY, 30-Minute

This week's bull run for USD/JPY sees little chances of continuing, with buyers already threatening to run out of gas with the pair remaining firmly below the last relevant swing lows near 112.40.

USD/JPY, 4-Hour

USD/JPY

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 111.04
    Today Daily change: -30 pips
    Today Daily change %: -0.269%
    Today Daily Open: 111.34
Trends:
    Previous Daily SMA20: 112.56
    Previous Daily SMA50: 112.86
    Previous Daily SMA100: 112.38
    Previous Daily SMA200: 110.97
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 111.41
    Previous Daily Low: 110.13
    Previous Weekly High: 113.52
    Previous Weekly Low: 110.81
    Previous Monthly High: 114.25
    Previous Monthly Low: 112.3
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 110.92
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 110.62
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 110.51
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 109.68
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 109.23
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 111.79
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 112.24
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 113.07

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Joshua Gibson

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Joshua joins the FXStreet team as an Economics and Finance double major from Vancouver Island University with twelve years' experience as an independent trader focusing on technical analysis.

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