USD/JPY: AB=CD Support, Anyone?
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- November 29, 2023
The FP Markets Research Team are watching the USD/JPY currency pair closely at the moment, mainly from the higher timeframes. The monthly timeframe has price action fading channel resistance taken from the high of ¥125.87, an ascending base joined by the Relative Strength Index (RSI) offering early negative divergence out of overbought space. Although the
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READ MOREAn obvious technical observation for many at the close this week is that upside momentum has noticeably slowed in recent weeks. This is evident through price action on the weekly and daily timeframes and the Relative Strength Index (RSI). The weekly chart’s RSI has tested overbought levels (highest since early 2021), while the daily chart’s
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READ MOREDown 0.4%, buyers largely took a backseat again last week, witnessing the US Dollar Index extend the prior week’s near-2.0% drop. Consequently, this has the index on the edge of recording its worst month of the year (MTD: -3.1%) and is on track to snap a three-month winning streak. Room For Further Selling The monthly
READ MOREYour weekly outlook of technical patterns and structure. The Research Team scans the financial markets for you, highlighting clear and actionable technical structures. Forex: Dollar Index Daily Timeframe – The US Dollar Index—a geometric-weighted average value of the USD against six major currencies—recently confronted its 200-day simple moving average (SMA) at 103.62. Buyers and sellers
READ MOREResistance Ahead? Technically, this market has traded in line with its technical picture since shaking hands with support on the daily timeframe at 4,104 back in late October (set just north of a major monthly support level at 4,102, which was left unchallenged). However, despite the spirited advance this month (up nearly 9.0% and on
READ MOREWith the FOMC minutes fast approaching—the release is scheduled for 7:00 pm GMT today—the Dollar Index recently ventured south of its 200-day simple moving average (SMA) at 103.62, a move that many technical analysts may view as an early bearish trend signal. US equity markets are unchanged as of writing, and the buck is trading
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READ MOREDown -1.2%, upside momentum stalled last week, as expected. For those who regularly read the week-ahead posts, you may recall the following analysis from last week’s piece on the weekly timeframe (italics): … Technical headwinds are seen on the weekly timeframe. This includes the channel resistance that recently made its way into the fight, extended
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