USD/JPY Forex Signal

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USDJPY: Bulls failing at 108.71

Yesterday’s signals were not triggered, as none of the key levels were reached during the specified time.

Today’s USD/JPY Signals

Risk 0.75%.

Trades must be taken from 8am New York time Tuesday and 5pm Tokyo time Wednesday.

Short Trades

  • Go short following a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 108.71 or 109.07.

  • Place the stop loss 1 pip above the local swing high.

  • Adjust the stop loss to break even once the trade is 20 pips in profit.

  • Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is 20 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to ride.

Long Trade

  • Go long following a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 107.50.

  • Place the stop loss 1 pip below the local swing low.

  • Adjust the stop loss to break even once the trade is 20 pips in profit.

  • Remove 50% of the position as profit when the trade is 20 pips in profit and leave the remainder of the position to ride.

The best method to identify a classic “price action reversal” is for an hourly candle to close, such as a pin bar, a doji, an outside or even just an engulfing candle with a higher close. You can exploit these levels or zones by watching the price action that occurs at the given levels.

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USD/JPY Analysis

I wrote yesterday that there had been a recovery in the USD, and this had pushed the price up after the bottoming near 108.00. However, the next resistance level at 108.71 had continued to hold, so I thought that we may well see a further downwards movement over the coming hours.

A sustained break above 108.71 would have been a bullish sign.

This was a pretty good call, but neither scenario has really played out. The only change is a new support level, but I feel it may be weak as it is within a weekend price gap which is quite likely to get filled.

There is a long-term bearish trend, but the market is quiet, and we have seen a bottoming out for several days, so probably if the price can trade for a couple of hours above 108.71, it will be likely to go higher still.USDJPYThere is nothing important due today concerning either the USD or the JPY.

Adam is a Forex trader who has worked within financial markets for over 12 years, including 6 years with Merrill Lynch. He is certified in Fund Management and Investment Management by the U.K. Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. Learn more from Adam in his free lessons at FX Academy.