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USD/JPY hangs onto a thread after the flash crash

USD/JPY suffered a major flash crash after Apple issued an earnings warning and as liquidity remained low. While some currency pairs recovered, dollar/yen remains on the low ground. What levels should we watch out for?

The  Technical Confluences Indicator  shows that the pair has significant support at  106.72  where we see the previous one-hour low, the Bollinger Band 15-minute Lower, and the Pivot Point one-month Support 2.

Below this level, we see no cushion at least until  105.60.

Looking up, there is some resistance at  107.50  which is the meeting point of the Pivot Point one-week Support 3 and the Bolinger Band 15-minute Upper.

Another cap awaits at  107.90  which is the convergence of the BB 4h-Lower, and the previous 4h high.

The most substantial cap is at  108.17  where we see the confluence of the PP one-day S2, the PP one-month S1, and the PP one-month Support 3.

Here is how it looks on the tool:

USD JPY Technical Confluence January 3 2019

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The Confluence Detector finds  exciting opportunities using Technical Confluences.  The TC is a tool to locate and point out those price levels where there is a  congestion of indicators,  moving averages,  Fibonacci levels, Pivot Points, etc. Knowing where these congestion points are located is very useful for the trader, and can be used as a basis for different strategies.

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Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.