5 Feb 2014
USD/JPY heads north
FXStreet (Guatemala) - USD/JPY turned around and reached a high of 101.41.
USD/JPY caught a bounce on rumors of a big name buying, coupled with the US Market Services PMI printing up on previous at 56.7 vs 55.7 previous, the pair is bid and supported by 100.75 to the downside. However, previously, the Yen had been the top performer across the board and this bounce may well have caught market by surprise especially given the weaker US futures. Strategists at TD Securities nonetheless said, “we still think that the medium/longer-term trend in USDJPY is higher but the near-term direction will be heavily influenced by risk appetite and volatility. Risk off and/or higher volatility will leave the door open for a more downside testing for USDJPY in the near-term”.
USD/JPY Levels
The 20 DMA is 103.39, the 50 DMA is 103.47 and the 200 DMA is 100.05. RSI (14) reads 58.22. Supports are ascending from 100.26,100.76, 100.93, 101.20. Spot is 101.33 while resistances are 101.40, 101.77, 101.95, 102.15 and 102.41.
USD/JPY caught a bounce on rumors of a big name buying, coupled with the US Market Services PMI printing up on previous at 56.7 vs 55.7 previous, the pair is bid and supported by 100.75 to the downside. However, previously, the Yen had been the top performer across the board and this bounce may well have caught market by surprise especially given the weaker US futures. Strategists at TD Securities nonetheless said, “we still think that the medium/longer-term trend in USDJPY is higher but the near-term direction will be heavily influenced by risk appetite and volatility. Risk off and/or higher volatility will leave the door open for a more downside testing for USDJPY in the near-term”.
USD/JPY Levels
The 20 DMA is 103.39, the 50 DMA is 103.47 and the 200 DMA is 100.05. RSI (14) reads 58.22. Supports are ascending from 100.26,100.76, 100.93, 101.20. Spot is 101.33 while resistances are 101.40, 101.77, 101.95, 102.15 and 102.41.