USDJPY Technical Analysis – The choppy price action continues

Fundamental
Overview

The US Dollar remains the
strongest currency but overall, we haven’t got much action in the past couple
of weeks due to the lack of key catalysts and the market’s pricing remaining
largely unchanged around roughly three rate cuts by the end of 2025.

We saw some interesting
moves in other major pairs but that was solely due to the weakness of the other
currencies. During the Asian session, we saw the greenback getting a bid as Trump
said that he will charge Mexico and Canada a 25% tariff on all products
coming into the US and will charge China an additional 10% tariff.

On the JPY side, the market
is pricing a 62% chance of a rate hike in December and a total of 49 bps of
tightening by the end of 2025. On Friday, we get the Tokyo CPI data and an
upside surprise could make the BoJ December meeting live.

USDJPY
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that USDJPY has been mostly rangebound around the 155.00 handle. From a
risk management perspective, the buyers will have a better risk to reward setup
around the 152.00 support to position for a rally into the 160.00 handle
next. The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the price breaking below
the support to start targeting new lows.

USDJPY Technical
Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that the price broke below the key upward trendline that was defining the bullish
momentum on this timeframe. We can expect the sellers to pile in around these
levels to position for a drop into the 152.00 support. The buyers, on the other
hand, will want to see the price rising back above the trendline to invalidate the
bearish setup and start targeting a new high.

USDJPY Technical
Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that we now have a downward trendline defining the bearish momentum on this
timeframe. The sellers will likely keep on leaning on the trendline to position
for further downside, while the buyers will look for a break higher to position
for a rally into a new high. The red lines define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

Today we have the US Consumer Confidence report and the FOMC Meeting Minutes.
Tomorrow, we get the US PCE report and the latest US Jobless Claims figures. On
Friday, we conclude the week with the Tokyo CPI.

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