EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Bullish forces steering the market, minor pullbacks possible


  • The daily EUR/JPY RSI reveals ongoing bullish momentum, demonstrating a stable shift from 44 to 60 in the last sessions.
  • Daily MACD perspectives align with the RSI, implying further progression of the positive momentum.
  • Hourly chart shows a dip in RSI to 53 and indicates rising sellers' traction, suggesting a temporary pause in ongoing bullish momentum.

The EUR/JPY has been dominating with a steady bullish trend. It rose to 167.85 on Friday, reflecting a positive momentum primarily driven by market buyers. However, short-term sellers seem to be upping their game, implying potential transient pullbacks as indicators are flashing overbought signals in the hourly chart.

On the daily chart, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for the EUR/JPY. A stable increase from since last week 44 to the current reading of 60 reveals an ongoing bullish momentum, primarily driven by market buyers. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) corresponds with this perspective by showcasing rising green bars, indicating that the positive momentum is further progressing.

EURJPY daily chart

Looking at the hourly chart, the RSI presents a slight pullback to 53.26 after peaking at 67.40. While this indicates a potential slowing of buying dominance, the MACD, emphasized by rising red bars, suggests the formation of negative momentum. Despite the noticeable shift in the hourly chart, the dominant daily bullish outlook remains unchanged.

EURJPY hourly chart

In assessing the bigger picture, the EUR/JPY is positioned above its Simple Moving Averages (SMA) for the 20, 100, and 200-day periods which suggests that the buyers are clearly in command.

EUR/JPY

Overview
Today last price 167.8
Today Daily Change 0.16
Today Daily Change % 0.10
Today daily open 167.64
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 165.83
Daily SMA50 164.28
Daily SMA100 162.1
Daily SMA200 160.43
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 167.75
Previous Daily Low 166.76
Previous Weekly High 171.6
Previous Weekly Low 164.02
Previous Monthly High 171.6
Previous Monthly Low 162.28
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 167.37
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 167.14
Daily Pivot Point S1 167.02
Daily Pivot Point S2 166.39
Daily Pivot Point S3 166.03
Daily Pivot Point R1 168.01
Daily Pivot Point R2 168.37
Daily Pivot Point R3 169

 

 

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