USD/JPY stuck in a range, still vulnerable

FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - Despite a string of mostly disappointing US data, the USD/JPY remained unaffected, and continues to trade in a sideways pattern in a roughly 20-pip range.

The USD/JPY managed to stabilize after bottoming at 97.15 Wednesday and has spent the last sessions consolidating above that level, unable to set a fresh direction as investors remain cautious about future trends in FX market.

USD/JPY technical perspective

From a technical view, Valeria Bednarik, chief analyst at FXstreet.com notes that even though short-term indicators remain neutral, the downside continues to be favored "with a break below 97.20 needed to confirm the bearish continuation".

Bednarik sees immediate supports at 97.20, 96.80 and 96.50, while she places resistances at 97.50, 97.90 and 98.40.

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European PMIs provided the direction for the morning, with PMIs’s disappointing, the pair is back towards support 0.8530.
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