USD/JPY Technical Analysis

By Rita Ruvinski – At the beginning of the week, USD/JPY still struggled with 83.16, but after the pair fell ‎below the previous 15 year low of 82.82. Dollar/Yen continued the fall and went as low ‎as 81.72 before closing at 81.90. ‎
However as seen is the USD/JPY chart below the pair maybe heading for a bullish ‎reversal. Technical ‎indicators show there are good chances the instrument will increase ‎further with a potential ‎price of $82.75 in sight. ‎

The chart below is the USD/JPY daily chart: The technical indicators used are the Slow ‎Stochastic, Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Bollinger Bands. ‎

Point 1: The Bollinger Bands have already begun to widen, indicating that a price shift is ‎likely to take place. As we can see, the price ticks are currently right along the lower band, ‎telling us that the price shift is likely to be upward.‎
Point 2: The Slow Stochastic indicates a bullish cross, signaling that the next move may ‎be in a downward direction.‎
‎• Point 3: The RSI signals that the price of this pair currently floats in the over-sold ‎territory, indicating an upward pressure.‎

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