USD/JPY – 116.84
USD/JPY – Wave V of larger degree circle V has possibly ended at 75.31 and major correction has commenced and already met indicated target at 125.00.
The greenback only slipped to 115.07 before finding renewed buying interest (we recommended to buy at 114.80 and missed the entry), suggesting consolidation with upside bias would be seen and gain to 118.00 is likely, however, break of resistance at 118.61-66 is needed to confirm upmove has resumed and extend gain to 119.50-55 (76.4% retracement of 125.86-99.01) but loss of near term upward momentum should prevent sharp move beyond psychological resistance at 120.00 and price should falter well below previous chart resistance at 121.69, bring retreat later.
Our preferred count is that, triangle wave IV (with circle) ended at 101.45 and the circle wave V brought dollar down to the record low of 75.31 in 2011 and the subsequent rebound signal major correction has commenced with A leg ended at 84.19, followed by wave B at 77.14 and impulsive wave C is now unfolding (indicated upside target at 125.00 had been met) for gain towards 127.00 level. In the event dollar drops below support at 99.01, this would confirm medium term decline from 125.86 top (2015 high) has resumed for subsequent weakness to 98.00 and possibly 97.00.
Under this count, this wave C is unfolding as impulsive waves with (1) (2), 1 2 ended at 80.67, 79.07, 82.84 and 81.69 respectively, hence the extended wave 3 has ended at 103.74 and wave 4 correction of recent upmove should bring weakness to 92.57, then towards 90.88 but psychological support at 90.00 should limit downside and bring another rally later in wave 5, indicated target at 125.00 had been met and gain to 127.00 cannot be ruled out but reckon price would falter below 130.00.
On the downside, expect pullback to be limited to 116.00 and said support at 115.07 should contain weakness, bring another rise later. A drop below 115.07 would suggests a temporary top has possibly been formed, bring retracement of recent upmove to support at 114.74-77 first, then 113.90-00 but reckon downside would be limited to 113.13 and 112.87 should remain intact, bring another upmove later.
Recommendation: Buy at 116.00 for 118.00 with stop below 115.00.
On the monthly chart, we have changed our preferred count that an impulsive wave is unfolding with major wave III with circle ended at 79.75, then followed by wave IV with circle and is labeled as a triangle with A: 147.64 (11 August, 1998), B: 101.25, C: 135.20, D: 101.67 and E leg ended at 124.14 to end the wave IV with circle. Hence, wave V with circle commenced from there and hit a record low of 75.31, however, the subsequent strong rebound signals this circle wave V has possibly ended there, hence gain to (indicated upside target at 122.00 and 125.00 had been met), the retreat from 125.86 suggests wave A of major correction has ended there and wave B correction back to 99.00, then 95.00 would be seen, however, reckon downside would be limited to 90.00, bring another rebound in wave C next year.
