Currencies

EUR-JPY: Headed Lower

 

By Mohammed Isah of fxtechstrategy.com

EUR-JPY: Having closed lower Wednesday, the euro-yen cross currency pair followed through to the downside in early trading Thursday, breaking decisively below its pattern base at 132.11 and ending its range-trading phase (clearly seen on the weekly chart).

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It was seen testing a low of 130.40 below the 130.97 Nov. 1 low. If it remains below that level, it is likely to see further weakness toward 128.98, its Oct. 2 low, and could possibly go even lower.

The breakout price target stands at 120.10 (achieved by measuring the width of the range and projecting it from the breakout point).

If the pair recovers and moves up again, it will target 132.11 and then 133.72, the Nov. 17 high. After that, the pair will target 135.37, its Nov. 10 high, and then 135.71.

On the whole, further losses are expected in coming sessions now that the pair has broken out lower from its symmetrical triangle.

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Mohammed Isah is a technical strategist and head of research at FXTechstrategy.com, a technical-research Web site. He has been trading and analyzing the foreign exchange market for the past seven years. He formerly traded stocks before crossing over to the forex market, where he worked for FXInstructor LLC as a technical analyst and head of research before joining FXTechstrategy.com. He has written extensively on the forex market and technical analysis and his articles have been featured in The Technical Analyst Magazine, The Forex Journal Magazine, The International Business Times and FXstreet.com. At FXTechstrategy.com, he writes daily, weekly and long-term technical commentaries on currencies and commodities, which are offered to its clients. He also produces The Professional Suite for his subscribers. He provides full coverage of the forex market with specific focus on G10 currencies as well as the commodities markets, with focus on five key commodities.

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