Trade Update: 2009-10-05 08:24
Good morning! Just a quick update on my short USDJPY trade. On Friday, NFP came out with a surprise to the upside as the government reported that 263k jobs were lost in September and the unemployment rate ticked up from 9.7% to 9.8%. USDJPY quickly dropped below 89.00 after the report, where half of my position was closed to lock in a profit. I adjusted the stop on my remaining position at break even (90.20) and will continue to target my second profit target.
The pair is currently trading just below 90.00, where I think buyers will be held at bay for now. Deficit concerns are still plaguing the US Dollar and unless we see a reason for the BOJ to take currency intervention measures, the trend lower may resume.
Of course, this week's economic calendar may be the deciding factor on which way the pair goes, along with the affect of earnings season on risk sentiment. Should be a fun ride, so stay tuned!
Trade Idea: 2009-09-28 09:31
Good morning Forex fanatics! I see my usual technical setup forming on USDJPY. The Yen has been on a roll against the greenback, so will we see the downtrend in USDJPY continue?
Again, it is a simple technical setup. The pair has been trading lower on weak USD sentiment, and now trading off sentiment that the Bank of Japan will not intervene in their currency. After hitting lows around 88.30 at the open of this week, the pair has bounce back higher above 89.00. Using the Fibonacci tool, we can see potential resistance areas between 89.90 - 90.90, which happens to line up with previous support that was broken. Is it potential resistance now?
It could be, and I look to go short in the area if the market retraces higher. Stochastics are just pulling out of oversold conditions, so we may see USDJPY hit those Fibonacci levels.
Plenty of data in the Forex calendar this week to mix up market action. Most notables for USDJPY is US GDP and Non-Farm Payrolls. These are high impact events, so I'm gonna watch my position closely during these events.
So, I have a technical short setup where I look to go short at previous resistance. My stop will be 120 pips (daily average true range), and I will target the previous swing low, and major support areas around 87.00 last seen back in January. Here's what I am going to do:
Short USDJPY at 90.20, stop at 91.40, pt1 at 89.00, pt2 at 87.00
Remember to never risk more than 1% of a trading account on any single trade. Adjust position sizes accordingly
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