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FxWirePro: USD/JPY breaks resistance at 112.20, good to buy dips

USD/JPY catches fresh bid tone in the last hour, breaks trendline resistance at 112.20. Not so upbeat comments from the BOJ's Kiuchi and the rebound seen in the Japanese stocks weighing on the Yen. Kiuchi highlighted the…

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY breaks resistance at 112.20, good to buy dips
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USD/JPY catches fresh bid tone in the last hour, breaks trendline resistance at 112.20. 

  • Not so upbeat comments from the BOJ's Kiuchi and the rebound seen in the Japanese stocks weighing on the Yen.
  • Kiuchi highlighted the side-effects of massive JGB buying and added that its difficult to achieve the 2% price target with monetary policy alone. 
  • Momentum studies on 4 hourly charts are bullish, further upside in the pair likely. 
     
  • Immediate resistance is located at 113.05 (Feb 23rd highs), breaks above will take the major to test 113.13 (10-DMA). 
  • To the downside, immediate support lies at 111.65 (Feb 12th lows) and below that at 111.05/110.98 (Feb 24 & 11 Low).
  • US durable goods data will be in focus ahead of Friday's prelim GDP figures for further direction in the pair.

Recommendation: Good to buy dips around 112.30/40, SL: 111.90, TP: 113/113.10/113.40

 

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