Monday, January 4, 2016

The Yen strengthens on news from China

The Yen strengthened for today versus the Dollar and we can see that the USD/JPY reached a low around the 118.67 level among a rise in risk aversion. The Chinese data came out worse than expected and that has made investors and traders think twice about the Chinese economic contraction, which could have serious consequences on the global economy. The public has rushed into safe haven instruments like the Yen, the Swiss Franc and gold. However, on the daily chart of the USD/JPY we can see that by the end of today’s session, the price tried to correct to the upside. If the price keeps correcting to the upside, then the 120.00 level could act as resistance. To the downside, the 118.67 level or the 118.00 level could act as support.



6 comments:

  1. At the end of the Asian session JPY/USD rose to 119.15, which is a peak value by mid-October 2015 onwards.

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  2. It could have found some support.

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  3. It's still testing the support at 118.67 although it will likely break below that level.

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  4. Interesting analysis, I will keep an eye on it.

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