The US dollar initially shot higher on Monday against the Japanese yen. We are approaching a resistance so it will be interesting to see if we can continue.
The US dollar tried to break higher against the Japanese yen early on Monday, clearing the ¥106 level. However, we do have some issues above with resistance and it will be interesting to see whether or not we can continue going higher. The 50 day EMA sits at roughly ¥107, an area that is obviously psychologically important as well.
Because of this, I am looking to fade this rally on signs of exhaustion I do not really believe that this is a market that is suddenly going to change its overall trend this quickly, and it should probably be noted that the Friday candlestick that was so impressive was also end of month trading, meaning that there may have been some profit-taking. Nonetheless, I still believe there is more than enough bearish pressure above to cause some issues, so at this point in time am simply looking to sell.
It is not until we clear the 200 day EMA, which is sitting at roughly ¥108, that I am comfortable buying. Furthermore, we have the jobs number coming out this Friday that will probably move the markets as well. At this point in time I think the market is simply going to run out of steam, and then it becomes a nice selling opportunity. Until then, I will probably check this chart every few hours on a smaller time frame to see when and if we get the exhaustion that I am looking for. I have no interest in buying anytime soon as rallies continue to get sold into.
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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.