The USD/JPY rallied sharply during WednesdayÂ’s session after the pair hit a 38-year high past the 160.00 psychological figure, seen as the line of the sand for Japanese authorities and the Japanese Yen to intervene in the FX space. Nevertheless, failure to do it prompted US dollar bulls to push the exchange rate higher, and at the time of writing, the pair traded at 160.83, which was up 0.73%.
The USD/JPY is upward biased and extended its gains past the psychological 160.00 barrier for the second time since April 29, when the pair printed a year-to-date (YTD) high of 160.32. This has reignited fears that Japanese authorities or the Bank of Japan (BoJ) could step into the plate to halt YenÂ’s depreciation.
Momentum favors buyers, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) at overbought conditions. However, due to the strength of the uptrend, most technicians use 80 as “extreme” overextended conditions.
The next resistance would be the psychological levels of 161.00, 162.00, and so forth, ahead of testing NovemberÂ’s 1986 high of 164.87, followed by April’s 1986 high of 178.
Conversely, if USD/JPY drops below 160.00, the first support would be JuneÂ’s 24 low of 158.75, followed by the Tenkan-Sen at 157.82. Once those levels are cleared, the next stop would be the Senkou Span A at 157.53, and then the Kijun-Sen at 157.24.
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