Daily Pivots: (S1) 106.62; (P) 106.87; (R1) 107.17; More…
USD/JPY is losing some downside momentum as seen in 4 hour MACD. But intraday bias stays on the downside with 107.29 minor resistance intact. Corrective recovery from 104.45 has completed at 108.47, ahead of 109.31 key resistance. Further fall should be seen for retesting 104.45 low first. On the upside, above 107.29 minor resistance will turn intraday bias neutral first. But risk will remain on the downside as long as 108.47 resistance holds.
In the bigger picture, decline from 118.65 (Dec 2016) is still in progress and the pair is staying well inside long term falling channel. Firm break of 104.69 will target 100% projection of 118.65 to 104.62 from 114.54 at 100.51. For now, we’d expect strong support above 98.97 (2016 low) to contain downside to bring rebound. However, firm break of 109.31 will be the first sign of medium term reversal and bring stronger rise to 112.40 resistance for confirmation.
