USD/JPY: Yen unable to seize upbeat market mood

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The USD/JPY pair is trading just below the 38.2% retracement of its June monthly slide at 107.50, neutral in the short-term, ahead of the US Nonfarm Payrolls report. Valeria Bednarik, Chief Analyst at FXStreet, marks support and resistance at 106.95 and 107.95 respectively.

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“The Nonfarm Payrolls report is expected to show that the country recovered 3 million jobs in the month, while the unemployment rate is seen contracting from 13.3% to 12.3%.”

“The 4-hour chart shows that the 20 and 200 SMA converge a few pips above the 38.2% retracement of USD/JPY June monthly slide at 107.50, while the 100 SMA hovers a few pips below the current level. Technical indicators, in the meantime, are directionless within negative levels.”

“The main support now is 106.95, the 23.6% retracement of the mentioned decline, while the most relevant resistance is 107.95.”

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