31 Jul 2013
USD/JPY breaks below 98 on Yen strength
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The USD/JPY foreign exchange rate is last trading at fresh session lows 97.87, about flat since previous Asia-Pacific open yesterday, inside a daily range 97.77/98.46, with the Nikkei index opening down -1.49%.
USD/JPY further weakness likely
According to FX Charts analyst Jim Langlands, “The charts are generally pointing to the chance of further weakness in the days ahead and a break of the nearby support would head towards 97.55, the base of the daily Cloud, which should be reasonable support. There will be plenty of stops placed under here though, which could propel a run towards the Fibo support at 97.38 (23.6% of 77.10/103.73), and below 97.00, to the weekly Kijun Sen at 96.88 which is where the rising trend support also lies.”
USD/JPY key technical levels
Immediate support to the downside for USD/JPY lies at yesterday's Asian session lows 97.83. followed by NY session Tuesday lows at 97.75, and Monday's weekly lows at 97.62. To the upside, closest resistance shows at recent session highs at 98.14, followed by early NY session highs at 98.35, and late yesterday's Asian session weekly highs at 98.45.
USD/JPY further weakness likely
According to FX Charts analyst Jim Langlands, “The charts are generally pointing to the chance of further weakness in the days ahead and a break of the nearby support would head towards 97.55, the base of the daily Cloud, which should be reasonable support. There will be plenty of stops placed under here though, which could propel a run towards the Fibo support at 97.38 (23.6% of 77.10/103.73), and below 97.00, to the weekly Kijun Sen at 96.88 which is where the rising trend support also lies.”
USD/JPY key technical levels
Immediate support to the downside for USD/JPY lies at yesterday's Asian session lows 97.83. followed by NY session Tuesday lows at 97.75, and Monday's weekly lows at 97.62. To the upside, closest resistance shows at recent session highs at 98.14, followed by early NY session highs at 98.35, and late yesterday's Asian session weekly highs at 98.45.