Daily Pivots: (S1) 109.44; (P) 110.19; (R1) 110.83; More…
USD/JPY’s decline from 111.39 extends to as low as 109.32 so far and there is no sign of bottoming yet. Intraday bias stays on the downside for 108.82 cluster support (38.2% retracement of 104.62 to 111.39 at 108.80). We’d expect strong support from there to contain downside and bring rebound. On the upside, above 110.32 minor resistance will argue that the pull back is completed. And, in that case, retest of 111.39 high should be seen. But, decisive break there is now needed to confirm rally resumption. Otherwise, more corrective trading would be seen in near term.
In the bigger picture, corrective decline from 118.65 (2016 high) has completed with three waves down to 104.62. Rise from 104.62 is possibly resuming the up trend from 98.97 (2016 low). This will be the preferred case as long as108.82 support holds. Decisive break of 114.73 resistance will confirm our view and target 118.65 and above. However, decisive break of 108.82 will dampen the bullish outlook and revive the case of a break of 104.62 low before bottoming.
