- Yen largely ignored higher than expected PPI data earlier today.
- Japan’s January corporate goods price y/y increase to 0.5 % (forecast 0.0 %) vs previous -1.2 %
- Japan’s January corporate goods price m/m stays flat at 0.6 % (forecast 0.2 %) vs previous 0.6 %.
- BOJ increased purchase of superlong JGBs in Friday's operation.
- Trump’s latest talks of tax cuts in the coming weeks and BOJ’s bond buying announcement saw rally in USD/JPY.
- But upside seen capped by 38.2% Fib retrace of 118.66 to 110.59 fall.
- Improved risk sentiment after the Chinese Jan trade data to weigh on the Yen.
- Focus now remains on the developments surrounding Trump and Japan PM Abe’s meeting scheduled later today in Washington.
- Technical studies are slightly bullish. We see scope for test of 50-DMA at 115.03.
- The pair has broken 20-DMA at 113.41 and is currently hovering around 38.2% Fib.
- Stochs have rolled over from oversold levels and RSI is biased higher.
Support levels - 113.41 (20-DMA), 113, 112.59 (5-DMA)
Resistance levels - 114 (psychological level), 114.62 (50% Fib), 115.03 (50-DMA)
TIME TREND INDEX OB/OS INDEX
1H Bullish Overbought
4H Bullish Neutral
1D Bullish Neutral
1W Bearish Neutral
Recommendation: Good to go lon on dips around 113.50/60, SL: 113, TP: 114/ 114.60/ 115
FxWirePro Currency Strength Index: FxWirePro's Hourly USD Spot Index was at -68.1476(Bearish), while Hourly JPY Spot Index was at 42.837 (Neutral) at 0340 GMT. For more details on FxWirePro's Currency Strength Index, visit http://www.fxwirepro.com/currencyindex.
