WEEKLY USD/JPY OUTLOOK
09 Dec 2013 00:16GMT
Trend Daily Chart
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Daily Indicators
Rising
21 HR EMA
102.69
55 HR EMA
102.44
Trend Hourly Chart
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Hourly Indicators
O/bot
13 HR RSI
76
14 HR DMI
+ve
Daily Analysis
Consolidation with upside bias
Resistance
104.51 50% proj. of 97.60-103.38 fm 101.62
103.74 - 2013 peak (May 2)
103.38 - Last Tue’s 6-month high
Support
102.44 - Last Thur’s high
102.21 - Last Fri’s European morning high
101.62 - Last Thur’s low
. USD/JPY - 103.08.… Although the greenback ratcheted lower initially last week after climbing to a 6-month high of 103.38 (Tue), decline in the Nikkei fm 6-year highs prompted broad-based buying of yen n pressured price to 101.62 b4 rallying strongly back to 102.97 on Fri, n then 103.22 in Australia today.
. Looking at the daily picture, as indicated in previous update, dlr’s close
abv 102.84 res Fri signals correction fm 103.74 is over n the pair is posied to
re-test 2013 4-1/2 year peak at 103.74 (May), break there wud confirm LT uptrend fm 2011 record low at 75.32 (Oct) has finally resumed, then the pair is en route twd 107.96 in Q1 2014, being 50% proj. of 75.32-103.74 measured fm 93.75. This week, abv 103.74 wud extend initial gain to 104.51 (50% proj. of MT intermediate rise fm 97.60-103.38 fm 101.62 but 105.19 (61.8% proj.) wud cap upside. Only below 102.21 wud dampen bullishness n risk retracement twd 101.15.
. Today, as current price is abv the 21-hr n 55-hr emas, suggesting dlr
wud head to 103.38 1st, break wud encourage for subsequent re-test of said 2013
peak n only below 102.41/44 aborts intra-day bullishness on dlr.