USD/JPY remains steady at approximately 156.40 during the early European session on Thursday. Market participants are cautious regarding the possibility of Japanese authorities re-entering the market to address the ongoing weakness. The eagerly awaited US April NFP data is set to take center stage this Friday. The USD/JPY pair is exhibiting a stable performance around … Read more
A sequence of verbal warnings from officials, an appreciating USD/JPY, and a growing bearish sentiment towards the yen in futures markets created the backdrop—while low holiday liquidity offered the perfect environment for a significant reversal. The USD/JPY has declined approximately 200 pips (-1.3%) following a three-day rally that halted just below 158. I highlighted that … Read more
The dollar-yen cross is currently trading at 157.89 in Tuesday’s late-session activity, reflecting a 0.5% increase for the day. The immediate technical structure has surpassed the low-157s area, which had served as a price-checking floor following last week’s intervention operation. The yen has emerged as the weakest G10 currency during this session, declining by 0.2% … Read more
The USD/JPY pair is currently trading around 159.30 as of late Monday, April 27, 2026, experiencing a slight pullback from earlier gains after the Asian morning session’s advance toward 159.85 faced resistance, leading to profit-taking ahead of a pivotal week for central banks in the second quarter. The pair gave up its initial gains as … Read more
The US Dollar-Japanese Yen pair is currently at 159.35, showing moderate gains after rebounding from the low of 157.59 recorded last Friday and successfully regaining the significant 159.00 level during Tuesday’s trading session. The pair is currently confined within a 150-pip compression range, oscillating between 158.50 and the significant 160.00 ceiling. Each attempt to rally … Read more
USD/JPY is trading within the range of 159.389-159.393, reflecting an increase of 0.06% or about 0.099 points for the session. The daily high reached 159.871, while the session low was recorded at 159.286. The pair commenced the week with a bullish gap, ascending to the 159.85 area during the Asian session. However, intervention concerns curtailed … Read more
USD/JPY is currently positioned around 159.30-159.50 on Friday, nearing the significant ¥160 threshold that has become the focal point for momentum buyers, those monitoring for intervention, and the Bank of Japan’s increasingly challenging policy calculations. The pair declined to ¥158.00 earlier this week, reaching a low of 158.48 on April 9, before initiating a recovery … Read more
The USD/JPY pair remains poised to challenge the critical 160-yen threshold, a level that has repeatedly acted as a major barrier. Market participants are closely monitoring this zone, along with the 160.40 level, which aligns with a historical peak from 1990. USD/JPY continues to approach this key resistance, supported by a widening interest rate differential … Read more
The USD/JPY exhibited a definitive bearish key reversal on Monday. It opened above Friday’s close, reached a new high at 160.45, and subsequently closed below Friday’s open after trading beneath Friday’s low. This pattern represents one of the clearest single-session reversal signals observable on a daily chart. By Tuesday, the pair was trading around 158.94-159.70, … Read more
The USD/JPY pair is currently at 159.70 on Monday, experiencing a significant pullback from a recent peak reached in July 2024, which was observed during the Asian session around the mid-160.00s. The recent retreat should not be interpreted as a trend reversal; rather, it represents a temporary pressure release influenced by the verbal interventions of … Read more
