USDJPY Technical Analysis – Weak US consumer confidence weighs on the USD

Fundamental
Overview

Yesterday, the US
Consumer Confidence report surprised to the downside with one of the largest
drops since 2021. The labour market data in the report softened a lot and it
generally leads the unemployment rate.

The market responded by
raising the probabilities for the Fed to cut by 50 bps in November to roughly
60%. The question now is whether this is just about the low hiring rate or
something worse? We will have to wait for the NFP report next Friday.

USDJPY
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that USDJPY got rejected from the trendline as the sellers stepped in with a
defined risk above it to position for a drop into the 140.00 handle. The buyers
will need the price to break above the trendline to start targeting the 150.00
handle next.

USDJPY Technical
Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that we got a break below the counter-trendline yesterday following the
weak US consumer confidence report. This turned the bias more bearish and if we
get a pullback into the major trendline, we can expect the sellers to lean on
it to position for new lows.

The buyers, on the other
hand, will want to see the price breaking higher to invalidate the bearish
setup and position for a rally into the 150.00 handle.

USDJPY Technical
Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that we have another minor counter-trendline defining the current pullback.
The buyers will likely lean on it to position for a break above the major
trendline, while the sellers will look for a break lower to increase the
bearish bets into new lows. The red lines define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

Tomorrow, we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures, while on Friday, we
conclude the week with the Tokyo CPI and US PCE.

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