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FxWirePro: AUD/JPY finds major support at 86 (50-DMA), further weakness on break below

AUD/JPY capped below 5-DMA, trades rangebound on the day. Doji formed on daily charts. The pair failed to break major trendline resistance at 87.50 on March 3rd, bias remains lower. The Reserve Bank of Australia's policy…

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FxWirePro: AUD/JPY finds major support at 86 (50-DMA), further weakness on break below
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  • AUD/JPY capped below 5-DMA, trades rangebound on the day. Doji formed on daily charts.
     
  • The pair failed to break major trendline resistance at 87.50 on March 3rd, bias remains lower.
     
  • The Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting due Tuesday will be in focus, where the central bank is likely to maintain status quo.
     
  • Robust Australia retail sales data failed to support the Aussie. 
     
  • Technicals on intraday charts are neutral, but RSI and Stochs are biased lower which support downside.
     
  • AUD/JPY finds next major support at daily cloud top at 85.78, violation there could see drag upto 84.46 (23.6% Fib retrace of 72.437 to 88.176 rally).

Support levels - 85.99 (50-DMA), 85.78 (cloud top), 85.24 (Feb 7 low)

Resistance levels - 86.74 (20-DMA), 87.50 (trendline), 88, 88.15 (Feb  15 high)

TIME  TREND INDEX  OB/OS INDEX    

1H          Bullish                 Neutral              
4H          Bearish                Neutral       
1D          Neutral                 Neutral        
1W         Neutral                 Neutral      

Recommendation: Good to go short on rallies around 86.50, SL: 87.28, TP: 86/ 86.65/ 85.25

FxWirePro Currency Strength Index: FxWirePro's Hourly AUD Spot Index was at -14.2009(Neutral), while Hourly JPY Spot Index was at 22.3468 (Neutral) at 0920 GMT. For more details on FxWirePro's Currency Strength Index, visit http://www.fxwirepro.com/currencyindex. 
 

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