EUR/JPY expects support soon [Video]

Elliott Wave Forecast Team ElliottWave-Forecast.com

Short term Elliott Wave view on EUR/JPY suggests the rally from 12.7.2023 low is in progress as a 5 waves. Up from 12.7.2023 low, wave 1 ended at 163.71 and pullback in wave 2 ended at 160.21. Pair extended higher in wave 3 towards 171.58. The 60 minutes time frame below shows the rally which ended wave 3. Wave 4 pullback is currently in progress with internal subdivision as a zigzag Elliott Wave structure. Down from wave 3, wave (i) ended at 170.41 and rally in wave (ii) rally ended at 171. Pair extended lower in wave (iii) towards 166.31 and rally in wave (iv) ended at 168.55.

Final leg wave (v) lower ended at 165.6 which completed wave ((a)) in higher degree. Pair then bounced in wave ((b)) with internal subdivision as a zigzag in lesser degree. Up from wave ((a)), wave (a) ended at 167.99 and pullback in wave (b) ended at 166.34. Final leg wave (c) higher ended at 168.68 which completed wave ((b)) in higher degree. Pair extended lower in wave ((c)) with internal subdivision as 5 waves. Down from wave ((b)), wave (i) ended at 163.97 and wave (ii) rally ended at 167.38. Near term, as far as pivot at 168.68 high stays intact, expect pair to continue lower. Potential target lower is 100% – 161.8% Fibonacci extension of wave ((a)). This area comes at 159 – 162.7 area where support can be seen.

EUR/JPY 60 minutes Elliott Wave chart

EUR/JPY Elliott Wave [Video]

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