USD/JPY Price Forecast – US dollar continues to levitate

The US dollar went back and forth during the trading session on Friday to end the week, as we continue to trade just below the ¥110 level. This is an area that is very crucial, because there is so much in the way of confluence at that handle. In other words, we have a lot of different reasons to think that this area will be important.

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We have the 50 day EMA, which is in red on my chart, as well as the round figure itself, ¥110. That in and of itself causes quite a bit of interest but the fact that this was the scene of a major selloff that kicked off the flash crash in this market will attract a lot of attention as well. Beyond that, we have the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level just above, so there are a whole host of reasons to think that this pair will struggle.

However, we have seen a lot of resiliency here and therefore I think the market is building up inertia for its next move. We haven’t cleared that move, so at this point I would truthfully either be trading very short term charts, or beyond the sidelines altogether. I think eventually we will get an impulsive candle, and when we do we should be able to follow the candle stick. From a structural point, I believe that it is easier to short this market at this major resistance level, but the fact that we simply can’t break down and keep the losses makes me cautious.

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