- EUR/JPY finishes week with a 0.66% gain, reflecting persistent JPY softness against a backdrop of economic data.
- Technical analysis shows YTD high at 163.21, with support and resistance levels indicating potential upward momentum.
- Key technical levels outlined for potential reversals or further advances in the EUR/JPY pair's trajectory.
The EUR/JPY wraps up Friday session with losses of 0.02% but is set to finish the week with 0.66% gains, courtesy of overall Japanese Yen (JPY) weakness, as economic data doesn’t justify the Bank of Japan (BoJ) finishing negative interest rates. At the time of writing, the cross exchanges hands at 162.86, virtually unchanged.
From a technical standpoint, the pair printed a new year-to-date (YTD) high at 163.21 but failed to cling to gains above the 163.00 figure. That opened the door for a pullback, capped at around the day’s low of 162.64, which keeps buyers hopeful of higher prices. Achieving a daily close above 163.00 would open the door to testing the November 27 high at 163.72, ahead of the 164.00 mark.
Conversely, if sellers step in, they would clash with the Tenkan-Sen, first support at 162.11. the next support will emerge at January’s 19 high turned support at 161.87, followed by the Senkou Span A at 161.44.
EUR/JPY Price Action – Daily Chart
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