USD/JPY Price Forecast – US Dollar Rallies Heading Towards Jobs Figure

The US dollar initially pulled back slightly during the course of the trading session on Thursday but then turned around to show signs of strength as we reached towards the ¥109.50 level yet again. At this point, it looks as if we are trying to go looking towards the ¥110 level. Keep in mind that Friday is the Non-Farm Payroll announcement, and that of course is going to continue to be influential as to where we go. Ultimately, this is a bullish run and we recently bounced from the 50 day EMA as well as the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level that of course is a very positive sign.

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If we can break above the ¥110 level, then it is likely that we go looking towards the ¥111 level, which was the recent high. If we can break there, then we have a much longer term run higher. On the other hand, we could very well go back and forth in this general vicinity and simply grind. All things been equal, I have no interest in shorting this market until we break down below those hammers that caused the bounce in the first place. In general, this is a market that is very strong, but certainly will be waiting to see what the jobs number has to say. I would anticipate quite a bit of volatility during the trading session on Friday, as the market will probably have to readjust its expectations depending on whatever number comes out. There are wide and varied expectations for the figure coming out, so I anticipate more chaos than anything else.

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