Yesterday’s signals were not triggered as the key support level at 112.85 was never quite reached.
Today’s USD/JPY Signals
Risk 0.75%.
Trades must be entered between 8am New York time and 5pm Tokyo time, during the next 24-hour period only.
Short Trade 1
- Short entry following a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 114.08.
- Place the stop loss 1 pip above the local swing high.
- Adjust the stop loss to break even once the trade is 20 pips in profit.
- Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is 20 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to run.
Long Trade 1
- Long entry following a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 112.85.
- Place the stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low.
- Adjust the stop loss to break even once the trade is 20 pips in profit.
- Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is 20 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to run.
The best method to identify a classic “price action reversal” is for an hourly candle to close, such as a pin bar, a doji, an outside or even just an engulfing candle with a higher close. You can exploit these levels or zones by watching the price action that occurs at the given levels.
USD/JPY Analysis
This pair now seems to be in the process of getting established above the long-term bearish trend line, which is a very bullish sign. The new support level at 112.85 is holding and in fact we have a new short-term bullish trend line with a bullish triple tap. The price is established within a medium-term bullish channel. All the technical indicators point to still higher prices, and a rise to 114.08 as being the most probable scenario. If news for the USD is positive today and tomorrow, it will probably be most strongly expressed in this currency pair.
There is nothing due today concerning the JPY. Regarding the USD, there will be a release of the ADP Non-Farm Employment Change at 1:15pm London time, followed by Unemployment Claims at 1:30pm, ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI at 3pm, and Crude Oil Inventories at 5pm.