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USD/JPY Price Forecast – US dollar continues to show strength on Thursday

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Jul 20, 2018, 04:54 UTC

The US dollar has rallied rather significantly during the trading session on Thursday, breaking above the ¥113 level again. It looks as if we are trying to make a fresh eyes, then shows just how strong this pair has been as of late. Fundamentally speaking, it makes sense that the US dollar will continue to strengthen against Japanese yen longer-term as interest rates rising in America.

USD/JPY daily chart, July 20, 2018

The US dollar has rallied again during the trading session on Wednesday, reaching above the ¥113 level. This is a market that I think continues to see a lot of volatility, and extreme highs and lows. At this point, I think that pullbacks are probably going to be buying opportunities, but we haven’t had a decent one in a while. I would not be surprised at all to see this market turned around a roll over towards the ¥112 level, an area that has been supportive more than once. I believe that the market should continue to see a lot of noise, but I think that there are plenty of buyers underneath to keep this market afloat over the longer-term.

If we broke down below the ¥112 level, then I think the market will go looking towards ¥111 level next. That’s an area that has been important more than once. I believe that the market is going to continue to be very noisy based upon headlines, and of course risk appetite around the world. I believe that we will be held hostage to headlines involving trade tariffs, but clearly it looks as if the buyers have made a major influence in the market over the last several weeks. I anticipate that we will eventually go looking towards the ¥114.50 level above.

USD/JPY Video 20.07.18

About the Author

Being FXEmpire’s analyst since the early days of the website, Chris has over 20 years of experience across various markets and assets – currencies, indices, and commodities. He is a proprietary trader as well trading institutional accounts.

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