USDJPY’s bounce from 86.26 extends to as high as 87.71. Further rally to 88.00-88.50 area to reach the next cycle top on 4-hour chart is still possible. Resistance is at the upper boundary of the falling price channel, now at 88.60, as long as the channel resistance holds, the price action from 86.96 is treated as consolidation of downtrend from 94.98 (May 5 high), and another fall towards 84.82 (2009 low) is still possible, only a clear break above the channel resistance could indicate that the fall from 94.98 is complete.
