EUR/JPY’s decline from 133.47 accelerated to as low as 129.89 last week. The development is in line with the view that corrective rise from 128.94 has completed at 133.47. And, fall from 137.49 is possibly resuming. Initial bias remains on the downside this week for 128.94 low first. Break will target 61.8% projection of 137.49 to 128.94 from 133.47 at 128.18 next. On the upside, above 131.13 minor resistance will turn bias neutral and bring recovery. But upside should be limited well below 133.47 resistance to bring another decline.
In the bigger picture, for now, price actions from 137.49 are viewed as a corrective pattern only. Hence, while, deeper decline would be seen, strong support is expected at 38.2% retracement of 109.03 to 137.49 at 126.61 to contain downside and bring rebound. Up trend from 109.03 (2016 low) is expected to resume afterwards. Though, sustained break of 126.61 will be an important sign of trend reversal and will turn focus to 124.08 resistance turned support.
In the long term picture, at this point, EUR/JPY is staying in long term sideway pattern, established since 2000. Rise from 109.03 is seen as a leg inside the pattern. As long as 124.08 support holds, further rally is in favor in medium to long term through 149.76 high. However, break of 124.08 could extend the fall through 109.03 low instead.
