EUR/JPY chart on Trading View used for analysis
- EUR/JPY trades 0.19% lower on the day at 124 handle at 1045 GMT, bias bearish.
- The pair is in a downtrend and has breached major trendline support and 200-W SMA on the weekly charts.
- The common currency little changed after Euro-zone CPI matches flash estimates.
- Euro on the defensive and continues to be weighed down by concerns over a slowdown in the Euro-zone.
- Volatility is on the rise and we see scope for test of 61.8% fib at 120.01 level.
- Upside finds stiff resistance at major trendline at 124.35. Breach above could see minor upside.
Support levels - 123.35 (50% Fib), 123, 120.01 (61.8% Fib)
Resistance levels - 124, 124.16 (5-DMA), 124.35 (trendline resistance)
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