13 February 2001, 16:13 USD/JPY has renewed its decline, with rumored bids from Japan's Kampo
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postal fund around 117.00-10 as usual providing little lasting support.
The pair has dropped to a fresh four-day low of 116.98 amid talk of sales
from a major German player.
Technically, USD/JPY now finds support at 116.85 Gann 50-point pivot,
which targets 116.35 and 117.35. Large sell-stops are rumored below 116.50. The
pair's decline was forecast by Monday bearish reversal signal on the
candlestick chart (doji).
The outlook is slightly bearish.
Support: 116.98 (overnight low), 116.85 (Gann 50-point pivot; targets:
116.35/117.35), 116.70 (20-day moving average), 115.50 (Gann 50-point
pivot; targets: 115.00/116.00), 114.35 (Feb. 6 low), 114.20 (Gann 50-point
pivot; targets: 113.70/114.70), 114.36 (60-day moving average), 112.90
(Gann 50-point pivot; targets: 112.40/113.40).
Resistance: 117.63 (overnight high), 117.96 (Feb. 12 high), 118.25
(Gann 50-point pivot; targets: 117.75/118.75), 119.00 (38.2% Fibonacci
retracement level of the August 1998-December 1999 downtrend), 119.65
(Gann 50-point pivot; targets: 119.15/120.15), 119.90 (Jan. 18 high;
18-month high).
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