Japanese Yen short-term price outlook: USD/JPY rally fizzles

Japanese Yen technical outlook: USD/JPY short-term trade levels

Japanese Yen breakout approaching initial resistance
USD/JPY risk for near-term pullback- broader outlook remains constructive
Resistance 135.49, 136.66-137.65, 139.58– support 134.19, 132.87 (key) 131.10

The Japanese Yen has been under pressure for the past few weeks with USD/JPY rallying back into the January highs. Although the broader outlook remains constructive, the threat for a near-term pullback rises while below a key resistance pivot just higher. These are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the USD/JPY short-term technical charts.

Discussing this USD/JPY price setup and more in the Weekly Strategy Webinars beginning February 27^th.

Japanese Yen Price Chart – USD/JPY Daily

Chart Prepared by Michael Boutros, Sr. Technical Strategist; USD/JPY on TradingView

Technical Outlook: The Japanese Yen fell more than 6.4% against the US Dollar since the January lows in USD/JPY. A breakout of the October downtrend early in the month is now probing the objective 2023 opening-range highs around 134.77. The immediate advance may be vulnerable here near-term with the broader outlook constructive while above median-line

Japanese Yen Price Chart – USD/JPY 240min

Chart Prepared by Michael Boutros, Sr. Technical Strategist; USD/JPY on TradingView

Notes: A closer look at the Yen price action shows USD/JPY trading within the confines of an ascending channel with price now approaching initial resistance at the 100% extension of the January advance at 135.48- risk for possible topside exhaustion into this zone.

Weekly-open support rests at 134.19 with medium-term bullish invalidation now raised to the lower parallel / February opening-range highs at 132.87- an area of interest for possible downside exhaustion IF reached. A break below this threshold would be technically damaging and would threaten another accelerated decline towards yearly-open support at 131.10.

A topside breach exposes a critical resistance zone at 136.66-137.65- a region defined by the 38.2% retracement at of the October decline, the 200-day moving average, and the November swing lows. A breach / daily-close above this level is needed to fuel the next leg higher in price towards 139.58.

Bottom line: USD/JPY has broken the monthly opening-range highs and while the trade remains constructive, the immediate advance may be vulnerable here. From at trading standpoint, a good zone to reduce portions of long-exposure / raise protective stops - losses should be limited to 132.87 IF price is heading higher with a close above 137.65 needed to mark resumption of the uptrend.

Review my latest Japanese Yen weekly technical forecast for a longer-term look at the USD/JPY trade levels.

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--- Written by Michael Boutros, Sr Technical Strategist with FOREX.com

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