Yen weakness looked impulsive; more to come?


I'm on the wrong side of this having sold EUR/JPY yesterday near 132.00. I'm hoping for some early…

EUR/JPY: Small short in play


I was in sell-rally mode this morning in EUR/JPY and am dipping my toes in the water with a small…

USD/JPY: Heavy offers 97.60/75 cap for now


Yellen appointment helped USD and risk-trades sending USD/JPY higher; Budget impasse still a worry…

USD/JPY: Ready to test important support levels


As I mentioned yesterday, the bids between 96.70/90 were very large; Semi-official names and…

USD/JPY: Large bids reported between 96.70/90


The low so far has been 96.87 and interbank dealers report large bids at regular intervals between…

USD/JPY: 96.60/75 looks like the pivotal level to watch


Depending on which charting system you are using, the 200-day SMA comes in somewhere between…

USD/JPY techs: Well-watched trend-line now offers support near 97.40


Depending on which charting package you use, you will have this previous trend-line coming in…

USD/JPY: Gravitated toward major option expiries at 99.00


Reasonably large option expiries at 99.00 ($1 billion+) ensured that prices gravitated toward…

USD/JPY up as Nikkei recovers on corporate tax cut talk


USD/JPY is testing 98.80 and the Nikkei is back to flat after being -1.3% earlier.

USD/JPY: Trend-line support looming near 98.20


We have a thrice tested trend-line coming in near 98.20 (see chart); Short-term sentiment is…

Market continues in choppy sideways consolidation


EUR/JPY: M&A chatter gave some support to the cross today and short-term support at 133.00…

JPY outlook: Selling short-term rallies in Yen crosses is preferred strategy


AUD/JPY looks to be in retracement mode and we could see a deeper dip towards 91.40 (see chart);…

AUD/NZD: Stops targeted below 1.1200 in early trade


The EUR is slightly higher across the board after Angela Merkel won the German election, although…

USD/JPY: Bullish break-out confirmed


This is the chart that the USD/JPY bulls are looking at (see chart) and it does present quite a…

USD/JPY should find support on dips


USD/JPY should be somewhat less impacted than the other USD pairs by the unexpected Fed decision.…

USD/JPY: I’m staying cautiously bearish


Latest rebound stalling at a 61.8% rebound level (see chart); Taper already written into market…

USD/JPY Techs: Bears can sell near 99.40 with tight-ish stop


(See chart). I really like the risk-reward possibilities on this trade. Trend-line and Fibo…

Lack of bounce in USD will be worrying dollar bulls


We saw a somewhat 'silly' and overdone sell-off in the USD earlier this morning on the back of news…