The USD/JPY bulls need to defend the 100-day moving average (MA) on a daily closing basis, else a deeper drop to levels below 110.00 (psychological support) could unfold in January.
Daily chart
As seen above, the pair has charted bullish higher-lows along the 100-day MA in the last nine months. As a result, a daily close below that level would imply a bullish-to-bearish trend change – the rally from the March low of 104.63 has ended and the bears have regained control.
The pair will likely close well below the 100-day MA if the Fed drops a strong hint of a rate hike pause in 2019.
However, if the Fed sounds less dovish-than-expected, then the dollar bulls will likely make a strong comeback.
It is worth noting that the investors are currently pricing in a single rate hike for 2019 and hence would fall behind the curve if the central bank forecasts two rate hikes in 2019.
Trend: Bearish below 100-day MA
USD/JPY
Overview:
Today Last Price: 112.33
Today Daily change: -23 pips
Today Daily change %: -0.204%
Today Daily Open: 112.56
Trends:
Previous Daily SMA20: 113.2
Previous Daily SMA50: 112.98
Previous Daily SMA100: 112.4
Previous Daily SMA200: 110.82
Levels:
Previous Daily High: 112.86
Previous Daily Low: 112.25
Previous Weekly High: 113.71
Previous Weekly Low: 112.24
Previous Monthly High: 114.25
Previous Monthly Low: 112.3
Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 112.48
Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 112.63
Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 112.25
Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 111.94
Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 111.63
Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 112.87
Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 113.18
Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 113.49
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