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What’s next for USD/JPY after setting a new high for the year?

The USD/JPY broke above the previous 2018 highs at 113.43 and hit a new peak of 113.64 before consolidating its gains. What’s next?

The  Technical Confluences Indicator  shows that the pair still needs to make a convincing move above  113.43  where we see the convergence of the Bollinger Band 4h-Upper, the Simple Moving Average 5-15m, the BB one-day Upper, the Pivot Point one-month Resistance 2, and the BB 15m-Lower.

113.68  is the next hurdle where we see the meeting point of the 1h-high, the 4h-high, and the Fibonacci 161.8% one-month.

The next target is already at the much higher ground:  114.70. This is the confluence of the 52-week high, the PP one-day R3, and the PP one-month R3.

Looking down, support awaits at  113.15  where we see the Fibonacci 38.2% one-day, the SMA 200-15m, and the PP one-week Resistance 1 converge.

The next support line is  112.63  which is the congestion of the Fibonacci 23.6% one-week, the SMA 10-one-day, the one-day low, and the BB 4h-Lower.

Here is how it looks on the tool:

Dollar yen technical confluence September 28 2018

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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.