Savvy Trader’s USDJPY Update – Key Levels and EURJPY Timing Signal

USDJPY has been a trader’s paradise for a year but the next big move may be down.

 

Savvy Trader’s USDJPY Update – Key Levels and EURJPY Timing Signal

Here’s why the Savvy Trader is selling rallies with an initial target of 143.20 and watching EURJPY for the timing cue.

By The Savvy Trader – Global-View.com

The USDJPY has delivered a year’s worth of two-way trading opportunities, yet its recent price action suggests a shift toward a neutral trading range with a bearish bias.

Since May last year, USDJPY has moved in a stair-step fashion:

• 142 → 146 → 142.50 → 148 → 142.75 → 149 → 146 → 150.50 → 146.75 → 148 → 146.75 → 147.75
• On the daily timeframe, this formed a pattern of higher highs and higher lows until the past week, when a sharp sell-off from 151 took the pair down nearly five big figure

 

Larger USDJPY Picture Since the 160–162 Rejection

Stepping back, since the rejection at 160–162, USD/JPY has seen:

• 162 → 140 → 158 → 140 → 150.50

A closer look at daily candles shows there is more selling pressure above 148 than buying pressure below (approximately 350 pips above vs. 200 pips below).

USDJPY WEEKLY CHART

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USDJPY Price Behavior Since April

Since April, USDJPY has seen excessive moves in both directions where highs and lows have been quickly reversed. This suggests a neutral, range-trading environment favoring a sell-high, buy-low approach.

However, applying a measured move from the May high to the July high, and projecting it below the April low, gives a downside target near 138.

This aligns with my view to sell rallies with an initial target of 143.20, and a further risk for a drop toward 138.65 — possibly even closer to 138.

Key USDJPY Levels to Watch

• Sell zone: Targets 143.20
• Broader downside risk: 138.65 (possibly 138.00)
• Resistance: 148.00-150.00
• Support: 143.20, 140.00, then 138.00

EURJPY as the Timing Clue

For those seeking patience and precision, EURJPY may hold the timing key:

• Watch 170.00 closely as a firm break below could send EURJPY toward 164.00, with pauses at each big figure along the way

EURJPY WEEKLY CHART

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Carry Trade Impact Minimal

Carry trade considerations do not appear significant enough to override technical signals at this time.

Bottom line  USDJPY is in a neutral technical posture but with potential for deeper downside. The preferred strategy remains selling rallies, watching for opportunities near 143.20, and targeting 138.65–138.00 if momentum accelerates.

The Savvy Trader is a long time highly respected member of the Global-View.com community. The views epressed in this article are those of the Savvy Trader.

 

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