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Jul 02 - 02:55 AM

USD/JPY - Falls Back Into Ascending Hourly Ichimoku Cloud

By Haruya Ida  —  Jul 02 - 01:54 AM

• Seems position adjustments taking place ahead of tonight's US jobs report

• USD/JPY from 162.58 early high to 162.37 EBS, into 162.28-55 hourly cloud

• Tracking away from 162.84 record high Tuesday, 162.77 high yesterday

• Towards 162.30 retracement low yesterday

• Should yen short-covering continue into London, US, more downside possible

• Support below ascending hourly Ichi cloud at ascending 100-HMA at 162.17

• More support/bids eyed around 162.00, then ascending 200-HMA at 161.91

• Market nervous over possible Japan FX intervention post-US jobs report

• In thin conditions, talk FX action could continue into Friday's US holiday

• Related comment , also ,

• On possible Japan FX action , for more click on [FXBUZ]

USD/JPY hourly:


(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

Source:
London Stock Exchange Group | Thomson Reuters
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