USDJPY Technical Analysis – The market is back in line with the Fed’s view

Fundamental
Overview

The USD rallied across the
board last Friday following the hot US NFP report. The market priced out all the
aggressive expectations and it’s now finally in line with the Fed’s
projections.

The focus remains on the
economic data. If we keep getting strong US data, then USDJPY will likely
continue to drift higher. Conversely, if the data weakens significantly, the
market will price back in the aggressive cuts and drive USDJPY lower.

The next key event to watch
will be the US CPI report on Thursday. We will likely need a hot report to see
a strong rally, while a big miss could see the market price back in a more
aggressive path for rate cuts.

USDJPY
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that USDJPY broke above the key 147.22 level and extended the rally into
the 149.00 handle before pulling back. We can expect the buyers to step back in
around the 147.22 level to position for a rally into the 152.00 handle. The
sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the price falling back below the
147.22 level to pile in for a drop into the 145.00 handle next.

USDJPY Technical
Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that we have an upward trendline defining the current bullish
momentum. The buyers will likely lean on the trendline with a defined risk
below it to position for a rally into new highs. The sellers, on the other
hand, will want to see the price breaking below the trendline and the 147.22
level to position for a drop into the 145.00 handle.

USDJPY Technical
Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that we have also the 61.8% Fibonacci
retracement level standing around the support
at 147.22. This should technically strengthen the support zone. The buyers will
look for a bounce around these levels, while the sellers will want to see a
break lower. The red lines define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

This week the calendar is a bit empty on the data front. The main events are all
scheduled for the latter part of the week. On Thursday, we have the US CPI and
the US Jobless Claims. On Friday, we conclude with the US PPI and the
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.