EUR/JPY upwards as the Japanese currency denies to yield to “risk-off” pull

FXstreet.com (Athens) – The EUR/JPY kicked off the Asian trading session on a very sharp uptrend momentum overcoming very easily the 132.00 area, but since the middle European trading session is under pressure.

EUR/JPY moving in the upper trend but still being capped by the 132.00 area


The EUR/JPY started the early Asian trading session on a very aggressive mode, moving above the 132.00 area. While the common currency is still doing well against the Japanese currency – which refuses to yield to any risk aversion pull – it still lacks the momentum to drive the cross steadily upwards. Traders interested in the cross, might find both useful and plausible, that the single currency while performing well amidst the global jitters on a US default on its own, it is also severely wounded by the fact that the ECB will probably take more action on monetary easing in terms of liquidity, rates or both.

Technical aspects on EUR/JPY

Karen Jones, Head Technical Analyst at Commerzbank mentions that the “EUR/JPY EUR/JPY has bounced from just ahead of the 131.00/130.663 month uptrend. The 20 day ma offers minor resistance at 132.67.Stronger resistance lies at 133.82 (May high) ahead of the 134.95 recent high.”

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