USD/JPY: Tariff Looms, Pressuring Range FloorOn Wednesday, the USD/JPY continued to weaken and further dropped below the 150 mark, which has turned into a strong resistance level (three consecutive upward attacks have stalled here).
The new round of weakness is exerting pressure on the 20-day moving average (149.06, where bears have encountered strong resistance in the past two days). This moving average, together with the 50% retracement level (148.87) of the upward move from 146.53 to 151.20, provides good support.
Ahead of tonight's tariff decision, the rising risk - averse sentiment continues to shore up the demand for the Japanese yen as a safe - haven asset.
If President Trump opts to fully implement the import tariffs, this currency pair is likely to decline more rapidly, which will exacerbate the trade war and further disrupt the already fragile global economic situation.
A sustained break below 149.06/148.87 will confirm the end of the corrective phase (146.32/151.20), with downward targets at 148.32 and 147.64 (Fibonacci 61.8% and 76.4% retracement levels respectively).
The strong resistance at 150.00 (psychological barrier/10-day moving average) should cap the upside and maintain a bearish bias. However, a valid upward break would reverse the situation.
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USDJPY Reversal: Bearish Momentum Builds Below Key ResistanceUSDJPY pair is showing signs of a bearish reversal after rejecting a key resistance zone near 151.241. The price has failed to sustain bullish momentum and has formed a potential double-top/wedge structure, indicating a shift in trend.
Key Resistance: 151.241 - 152.097 (Strong supply zone)
Bearish Confirmation: Break below 149.592 confirms downside continuation.
Key Downside Targets: 148.195, 146.990, and 145.855 as major support zones.
If sellers maintain pressure, a deeper pullback toward the 145.855 - 145.824 region could be expected. However, a break above 152.097 would invalidate the bearish setup and could push the price toward 154.090.
USD/JPY (Short)Daily:
Price < 200EMA
Swing Period 10
Swing High: 158.880
Swing Low: 146.543
Volume Imbalance: 5 Candles
Daily Order Block: 155.223 / 153.916
H4:
Price < 200EMA
Swing Period: 7
Swing High: 152.315
Swing Low: 146.597
Volume Imbalance: 3 Candles
H4 Order Block: 152.762 / 151.242
H1:
Swing Period: 5
Swing High: 152.315
Swing Low: 146.597
Volume Imbalance: 3 Candles
H1 Order Block: 151.762 / 151.628
Model 1:
Entry Price: 151.692
Stop Loss: 152.447
TP1: 150.115 @ 1:2 / 50%
TP2: 149.363 @ 1:3 / 25%
SL: Breakeven
TP3: 146.552 @ 1:5 / 25%
Model 2:
Entry Price: 151.108 - 150.141
Entry Trigger: 9EMA X 21EMA
SL: Above recent swing high
TP1: 1:2
SL: Trailing 9EMA
Short All weekly momentum indicators IMACD, RSI and Stochastic) are all bearish, so I have been looking for a short opportunity in 4H and daily charts.
$151.85 is the major resistance and support zone (black horizontal line in the chart).
On Feb 6, USD/JPY broke and closed below the area, but it failed to continue to the downside.
In the following few days, it retraced to Fib 0.5 area but started to move down. Today the price broke below Fib 0.236. I like the yesterday's strong red candle, cancelling all the buy pressure from the previous day.
I opened a short position this morning.
Entry at $152.83.
Stop Loss: $155.145
Target 1: $149.52 (move stop loss to the entry level once it hits this level)
Target 2: $147.395
Short! I opened two short positions yesterday. I have a few short positions that I opened last week, but I feel comfortable adding more now.
Entry - blue horizonal line in the chart.
Stop loss - red horizontal line in the chart.
Target 1, 2, 3 - black horizontal lines in the chart.
If it hit target one, I will move a stop loss to the entry position.Target 1 is the previous month low so I anticipate some correction. Once it resumes the downward movement, I plan to add position.
4H RSI provides reliable indication for pull back or trend reversal. So I will keep an eye on it.
If you are interested in knowing my reasoning for my bearish bias, please check out the linked articles I published last week.
USD/JPY - ShortWeekly (Bias Validation)
- Price between EMAs → ❌ Ranging
- Major Swing Point High: 158.880 Low: 146.543
D1 (Daily): Trend Bias
- Price below 200EMA & 50EMA on D1 → ✅ Bearish Bias
- Major Swing Point High: 154.804 Low: 146.543
- ✅ Break of Structure (BoS) + Volume Imbalance
- Price below Weekly VWAP → ✅ Bearish Bias
H4 (4-Hour): Trend Bias
- Price below 200EMA & 50EMA on D1 → ✅ Bearish Bias
- Major Swing Point High: 151.214 Low: 149.684
- ✅ Break of Structure (BoS) + Volume Imbalance
- Price below Weekly VWAP → ✅ Bearish Bias
- High-Probability Entry Zones (H4 OTE)
- H4 OB (OTE)
H1 (1-Hour): Trend Bias
- Swing Point High: 150.953 Low: 149.684
- ✅ Break of Structure (BoS) + Volume Imbalance
- H4 OB → (OTE)
- H1 OB → (OTE)
🔲 Validate with VWAP:
✔ ✅ H1 VWAP must align with H4 OTE before entry
✔ ✅ If price rejects H1 VWAP + OB midpoint, strong trade setup
🔲 Entry Options:
✔ Option 1 (Limit Order Entry):
* Place a limit order at the OB midpoint inside OTE
* Set stop-loss below OB (for longs) / above OB (for shorts)
✔ Option 2 (EMA Confirmation Entry):
* ✅ Enter when 9EMA crosses 21EMA near OTE
* ✅ Must have Volume Imbalance Confirmation
🔲 Final Confirmation:
✔ ✅ High Volume on Structure Break → Confirms strong move
✔ ✅ Low Volume on Pullback → Smart money accumulation
USD/JPY 30-Minute Trade Setup: Bullish Reversal from Key SupportEMA (30, close) - Red Line: 149.488 (shorter-term trend)
EMA (200, close) - Blue Line: 149.862 (longer-term trend)
Trade Setup:
Entry Zone: Around 149.000 (marked by the purple support area)
Stop Loss: 148.698 (below the key support level)
Target Point: 150.275 (potential profit level)
Analysis:
Price is currently testing a strong support zone (purple area), suggesting a possible bullish reversal.
The 30 EMA (red) is acting as local resistance.
The 200 EMA (blue) is positioned above, which may act as further resistance if price moves up.
The price action suggests a potential bounce from support, leading to a target around 150.275.
Risk-to-Reward Consideration:
Stop loss is placed slightly below the support zone for risk management.
Target price provides a favorable risk-to-reward ratio of approximately 1:3.
Conclusion:
A long (buy) trade is expected if price holds above the support zone.
If price breaks below 148.698, the bullish setup could be invalidated.
A break above 149.862 (200 EMA) would confirm a stronger bullish continuation.
My LEAP Competition USDJPY Short Position 01/04/2025This is a position trade in LEAP competition that I'm happy to take. USDJPY is at an interesting position and environment where the USD wants to see more room for downwards and JPY wants to see strength. BOJ is neutral-hawkish although there were moments where they sounded neutral-dovish but overall I think with time jpy will strengthen this year.
USDJPY Price ActionHello Traders,
As you can see, the price dropped from the previous supply zone and has formed a new one. Along the way, it created both internal and external liquidity, which helps strengthen the newly formed zone — a common pattern we see repeatedly.
Remember, just because price didn’t move as expected and hit your stop loss, it doesn’t mean your analysis was wrong. That’s exactly why we use stop losses — to protect our capital before chasing profit.
I’ve marked the internal and external liquidity, along with the new supply and demand zones on the chart. As always, without liquidity, there’s no valid zone confirmation. Risk management is key — that’s all you really need.
Wishing you all the best and happy trading.
Thank you!
ShortYesterday, I opened a short position during the Asian session and published my trade set up , but I ended up manually closing the position before the US open becauseI was a bit anxious about US GDP data.
But the main concern was the price was hovering around the major support and resistance area and I could see valid reasons to go long as well.
The obvious reason for the long position was the price was forming big inverted head and shoulder patterns. So, if the price broke above the resistance area, there would have been a great upside potential.
However, after the US session opened, I ended up opening a short position. The reasons are written in the article I published yesterday. Please read that article that is linked below.
But another argument I would like to add for the bear scenario is this.
In Nov-Dec 2024, we had a very similar set up ( dark blue rectangular box in the chart.) At the time, the price was also forming the inverted head and shoulder at the same support/resistance zone. Once it broke the resistance line, it took off to the upside. And that same scenario can unfold this time as well.
However, what is different between Dec 2024 period and the current period are:
1) VWAP (volume weighted average price) drawn from the major low in 24th Sept was working as support but this time the same VWAP is working as resistance.
2) MACD and RSI were moving from bear zone to the bull zone, but this time they are moving to the downside from the bull zone.
Therefore, I think the momentum is to the downside this time. The only time will tell.
My current short position is quite small. However, once the direction becomes more clear I plan to add more position because the move to the downside from here can be quite significant.
My USDJPY Short Idea 28/03/2025Tokyo CPI came in hot today we have inflation in progress signaling mild-hawkish tone for BOJ. BOJ is known for taking decisions slowly so I do not expect a rate hike to happen soon but we may see it in the very near future. Afterall BOJ Interest rate 0.5 is considered high for its historical data. Aiming for 1.00 interest rate is something huge that few people understands its magnitude.
Taking this short attempt.
ShortI had a few failed short trades in the last few weeks for this pair.
My overall bias is bearish and I must admit having a strong bias cost me. I was too eager to execute a trade and I ended up front running and instead of reacting to the price action.
This morning, I opened two short positions (1 position size divided into two) for USDJPY .
Trade set up:
Entry: 150.945Stop Loss: 151.458
Target 1: 149.680 (blue horizontal line - previous week open price, Fair value gap and order block in 4H) Target 2: 148.306 (Previous week low, fair value gap )
Reasons for short entry:
Weekly:
The price had broken and closed below the previous low at 148.65. It went up again but it is respecting FVG at 150.50 zone.
RSI is starting to enter the bear territory.
Daily:
The price is still below EMA 200 and is respecting FVG at 150.50 zone.
RSI line is still in the bear zone.
4H:
The price dropped and closed below the ascending trendline.
I like the candlestick formations at the FVG - very small candles with upper wicks followed by a large engulfing candle. (1H is better to see the price movement). Sorry, I forgot the name of this formation! RSI is presenting negative divergence.
Ideally, it is better to wait for the price to drop, retest and close below 200EMA in 4H and 4H RSI to dive into bear territory. However, I felt there are enough confluences to support my bias and I like the risk:reward for this set up. Therefore, I decided to open a short position, but my position size is small.
Please let me know what you think.
151.00 Cracks: Is USD/JPY’s Rally Over? Key Levels AheadFrom a fundamental perspective, the USD/JPY exchange rate retreated from around the 151.00 level. Despite the poor Japanese PMI data on Monday, investors bought the Japanese yen influenced by the hawkish outlook of the Bank of Japan (BoJ). The minutes of the January meeting showed that policymakers tend to tighten policies when appropriate. The BoJ governor also stated that the degree of monetary easing will be adjusted once the 2% inflation target is achieved.
Technically, the overnight breakout above the 150.00 psychological mark and the 200 - period Simple Moving Average (SMA) on the 4 - hour chart is a bullish signal. Indicators on the daily chart also support appreciation, and pullbacks may present buying opportunities. If the rate breaks below 150.00, it may accelerate its decline to support levels such as 149.30 - 149.25. Failure to hold these levels indicates that the rebound momentum has been exhausted and the trend may turn bearish. Conversely, if it stabilizes above 151.00, the upward resistance levels are successively 151.30, 151.75 (the 200 - day SMA), and it may even rise to 153.00.
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USDJPY Short (future trade!)This is reverse USDJPY trade....The oppositie of the long trade published.
For example today it is not a good time to short the dollar,as technically the price caught in the middle of the range.....Better we wait to reach the higher zone.IF PRICE COMES DOWN to the lower range,then we can plan the long tradefirst(See my USDJPY long apporach!)
USDJPY Trending Lower - Will It Drop To 145.200?OANDA:USDJPY is currently trading within a descending channel, indicating a strong bearish structure. The price has broken below a key support zone and may now pull back for a potential retest. This level previously acted as support and could now serve as resistance, aligning with a possible bearish continuation.
If sellers confirm resistance at this zone, the price is likely to move downward toward the 145.200 target. However, a failure to reject this level could indicate a potential shift in momentum.
Traders should monitor for bearish confirmation signals, such as bearish engulfing candles, strong wicks rejecting the resistance zone, or increased selling volume, before considering short positions.
Let me know your thoughts or any additional insights you might have!
USD/JPY 4H Analysis – Potential Bearish RetestThe USD/JPY pair has been in a clear downtrend, trading within a descending channel for an extended period. Recently, price action has broken above the channel, but it is now facing resistance around the 150.35 level.
Retest Zone: The pair is currently retesting the broken trendline, and if it fails to sustain above this level, a rejection could lead to further downside.
Bearish Expectation: If the price fails to reclaim 150.35, a move towards the 147.00 support zone is likely.
Confirmation: A strong bearish candle from this level could indicate a reversal, confirming the downward move.
Traders should watch for price action signals at the retest level before making decisions.
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USDJPY 1.2850 Long in Profit: Next Week's Take - Profit GuideThis week, the long position signal on USDJPY at the 1.28500 level has already started yielding profits. As we look ahead to next week, it is advisable to commence position closing once the price reaches the pre - determined target levels. Rest assured, I will persist in furnishing precise trading signals.
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UJ Price Analysis: Key Insights for Next Week Trading DecisionThe USD/JPY pair is currently in a temporary uptrend within a broader consolidation, following a strong bearish move that started at the beginning of the year. The Y149.000 level will be a key zone for our trading decisions.
📌 Key Technical Outlook:
🔹 Price faced selling pressure around Y150.000, leading to a pullback.
🔹 As long as price holds above the ascending trendline & Y149.000, I’ll be looking for buying opportunities in the short term.
🔹 A breakdown and retest of Y149.000 and the trendline would confirm a resumption of the long-term bearish structure.
📌 Major Market Drivers:
🔹 Federal Reserve’s Policy Stance: Powell reiterated that rate cuts are not urgent, keeping the USD supported.
🔹 Trump’s Trade Tariffs: Expected to drive US inflation higher, adding strength to the Dollar.
🔹 Bank of Japan’s Hawkish Expectations: Japan’s largest trade union group (Rengo) secured a 5.4% pay rise, reinforcing expectations that the BoJ will tighten policy further this year.
🔹 Japan’s CPI Cooling Down: Lower inflation in Japan could weaken the Yen and offer USD/JPY support.
📅 Key Economic Events on Our Radar Next Week:
🗓 Tuesday: US S&P Global PMI – A key sentiment indicator for economic conditions.
🗓 Thursday: US GDP (Q4 Final) – A major market mover influencing the Fed’s policy direction.
🗓 Friday: Tokyo CPI & US Core PCE Index – The BoJ and Fed’s preferred inflation measures, critical for future rate decisions.
I’ll be watching how USD/JPY behaves around Y149.000 for confirmation of trend continuation or a bearish continuation. We’ll discuss this in-depth during Forex Morning Mastery tomorrow—stay tuned! 🔥📈 #USDJPY #Forex #MarketAnalysis
USD/JPY Premium Trade Setup | High-Probability Short OpportunityKey Elements in the Chart:
Uptrend Channel: The price was moving inside an ascending channel but recently broke downward.
Resistance Zone: Marked near the 150.000 level, indicating a key rejection area where sellers are strong.
Sell Zone: A potential short-selling opportunity is identified around 149.300 after a breakdown from the channel.
Support Zone: Located around 148.500, where the price may find temporary buying interest.
Target: The final target for the bearish move is near 147.000, suggesting a further downside potential.
Trading Idea:
Bias: Bearish (selling opportunity after a trendline break)
Entry: Near 149.300 (confirmed rejection)
Target: 147.000
Risk Management: Stop-loss can be placed above the resistance area.
This setup suggests that USD/JPY may continue its downward move after failing to sustain the uptrend. Traders should watch for confirmation signals before entering.