Technical Analysis

Japanese Yen (6J) Bears load up on shorts

Weekly Chart

There is an evening star pattern on the weekly chart which hasn’t closed yet. J6 bears are hoping this weeks trading will close red because it will likely lead to a big sell off in the Yen most likely back to previous support levels which is a 9% drop from here.

The weekly chart is a time frame that most day traders avoid but can be very useful in identifying the long-term trend. Even if trading on a short time frame like the 15-minute chart, it can be useful to look at the bigger picture on the larger time frames to help in gauging overall sentiment.

Weekly chart for Japanese Yen (6j) with evening star pattern

Daily Chart

Grinding down to the daily chart, the technical indicator that sticks out the most is the RSI that was overbought. Also, the 50 SMA has steadily been below the 100 SMA since March 2021, with one a few times when the market consolidated. Did we see the 50 moves above the 100.

From here, bears are looking for prices to drop back down to the 50 and 100 sma zones for profit-taking.

daily chart with Japanese yen 6J

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