Japanese Yen, USD/JPY, CHF/JPY – Talking Points
- USD/JPY put in a multi-year excessive to begin 2022 however has since dived
- CHF/JPY additionally made a brand new peak, but it surely too has pulled again inside a pattern
- JPY seems to be to have discovered some assist for now. Will Yen weak spot resume?
USD/JPY – Technical Analysis
At the beginning of 2022, USD/JPY broke above the March 2017 excessive of 115.505, a stage that had offered resistance on the primary try in November final 12 months.
This is now a possible pivot level resistance stage at 115.505. The latest excessive of 116.353 may additionally present resistance.
The transfer again down has seen the value transfer under the ten and 21-day easy shifting commons (SMA). The 10-day SMA additionally has a destructive gradient however the 21-day SMA slope stays optimistic.
It additionally moved under the 55-day SMA however that transfer was rejected. It stays above the 100-day SMA and all long-term SMAs.
This may recommend that short-term momentum is stalling however that underlying medium and long-term momentum remains to be bullish. If there’s a transfer again above the ten and 21-day SMAs additional bullish momentum could evolve.
Support may be on the earlier lows and pivot factors of 113.960, 113.483, 113.223, 113.142, 112.727, 112.533, 112.079, 110.802, 109.113 and 108.723.
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CHF/JPY – Technical Analysis
Yen weak spot noticed CHF/JPY make a brand new peak at 127.078 earlier this month. This stage, together with the latest excessive of 125.67 could supply resistance.
CHF/JPY has made a variety of increased highs and better lows over the past 12 months. Accodingly, there are a selection of ascending pattern strains above and under the value, which could recommend {that a} pattern is in play.
It needs to be famous that CHF/JPY has additionally had deep corrections on this pattern, and infrequently traded sideways for prolonged intervals.
The 34 and 55-day easy shifting commons (SMA) might be value looking forward to any deeper correction. The 34-day SMA at present coincides with an ascending pattern line and the 55-day SMA is presently at 126.060, slightly below a latest low.
Support might be at earlier lows and pivot factors of 124.186, 122.670, 122.437, 122.140, 121.211, 118.938 and 117.545 are potential assist ranges.
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— Written by Daniel McCarthy, Strategist for DailyFX.com
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