Daily Pivots: (S1) 111.99; (P) 112.23; (R1) 112.43; More…
USD/JPY’s strong rebound and break of 112.57 minor resistance suggests that pull back from 113.43 has completed at 111.64 already. And, rise from 107.31 is possibly resuming. More importantly, the development revives the case that correction from 118.65 has completed at 107.31. Intraday bias is now back on the upside for 113.43 first. Further break of 114.49 will confirm and pave the way to retest 118.65. However, break of 111.64 will mixed up the outlook again.
In the bigger picture, rise from 98.97 (2016 low) is seen as the second leg of the corrective pattern from 125.85 (2015 high). It’s unclear whether this second leg has completed at 118.65 or not. But medium term outlook will be mildly bearish as long as 114.49 resistance holds. And, there is prospect of breaking 98.97 ahead. Meanwhile, break of 114.49 will bring retest of 125.85 high. But even in that case, we don’t expect a break there on first attempt.
