USDJPY on Wednesday rose 0.56% to 160.63. What we know.

USDJPY Analysis

Performance after Wednesday
Period	Pct	Chg	Momentum
Wednesday	0.56%	90.2 Pips
Week to-date	0.48%	76.101 Pips
June	2.34%	366.9 Pips

Upcoming key events (London Time)

Thu 01:30 PM USD GDP Annualized
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What happened lately

🇯🇵 Japan Retail Trade (12-mth) in May rose to 3% compared to previous figure 2, revised from 2.4% in April Source: METI
🇺🇸 U.S. Housing Price Index (1-mth) in April rose to 0.2% compared to previous figure 0.1% in March

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What can we expect from USDJPY today?

USDJPY on Wednesday rose 0.56% to 160.63. Price is above 9-Day EMA while Stochastic is falling in overbought zone.

Updated daily direction for USDJPY looks bullish as the pair ended higher after Wednesday trading session.

Looking ahead for the day, immediate upside resistance level is R1 at 161.11 with break above could target R2 at 161.59. While towards the downside, we are looking at daily low of 159.66 as an important support. Break below this level could weaken the current bullish momentum. A break above 160.87 would suggest bullish bias after recent positive movement.

For the week to-date, take note that USDJPY is bullish as the pair continued to trade higher and is up by 0.48% over the past few days.

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