• Steady in a 131.39-131.90 range EBS - bought into Tokyo fix, then retreated

• Japan government to present BOJ nominees to parliament on Feb 14

• The economic policy outlook of the next BOJ governor will be pivotal for yen

• Nikkei trades up 0.5%, after strong earnings, in contrast to most bourses

• Charts; 5, 10 and 21 day moving averages climb with 21 day Bollinger bands

• Positive signals joined by a sustained break of resilient 130.99 Kijun line

• Signals support a test of the falling daily Ichimoku cloud, today at 132.99

• Daily cloud has capped since November - close inside bullish for next week

• 130.49 Tenkan line and today's 131.90 Tokyo top initial support, resistance

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