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      USD/JPY Price Action Outlook: Is 158.500 the Key Floor for a Potential New High?

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      USD/JPY Price Action Outlook: Is 158.500 the Key Floor for a Potential New High?
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      Key Takeaways: 

      • A simple USD/JPY price action trade is currently forming a potential push to the upside. 
      • The critical price area around 158.465 - 158.730 is acting as a major support zone. 
      • Traders are actively watching this exact spot for a potential buy opportunity. 
      • Upcoming red folder events like Core PPI and unemployment claims will drive short-term volatility. 

       

      What Potential Red Folder Events Can Drive the Trade on USD/JPY Next Week?

       

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      Key upcoming and recent high-impact events influencing USD/JPY include: 

       

      • Core PPI m/m (Tue) – Measures producer inflation excluding food & energy.
      • PPI m/m (Tue) – Measures inflation at the producer level (full data).
      • Unemployment Claims (Thu) – Number of people filing for unemployment.
      • AUD Employment Change & Unemployment Rate (Thu) –. Australia’s job data.

       

      These red-folder events continue to dictate short-term volatility and directional conviction. 

       

      What The Market Is Telling Us? 

      Weekly Chart – Trend Continuation 

       

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      Weekly Chart Simple Price Action Analysis. Identifying Potential Higher Low

      Analyzing the broader view in the market is essential, one example is using simple price action outlook.  

       

      USD/JPY on the weekly timeframe, the asset appears to be forming the last move for potential final higher low for push to the upside. It is showing rejection form both weekly support (158.359 - 157.696) and daily support (158.465 - 158.730) zones.  

       

      • Current price is at weekly potential higher low 
      • Respected weekly support zone (rejected)
      • Show bullish candle stick confirmation (indicating buyers are in control)
      • Respecting a reversal pattern (additional confirmation for buy)

       

      Overall, this points to a market that is likely finishing its pullback phase and preparing for a continuation move to the upside. 

       

      Daily Chart – Strong Rejection on Daily Support Zone 

       

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      Daily Chart Simple Price Action Analysis. Strong Rejection on Weekly and Daily Support Zone

       

      Just like other forex pairs, this major pair usually respects price action market structures. On the USD/JPY daily chart, we are witnessing a lot of rejection on daily support zone (158.465 - 158.730)

       

      • Price has rejected the daily support zone multiple times
      • Daily support is clearly being respected
      • A retest of the support zone is being anticipated
      • A potential double bottom is forming, indicating a possible reversal

       

      USDJPY could potentially retest the strong daily support zone in preparing a bullish momentum to the upside.

       

      Simple Price Action View: USD/JPY Bullish & Bearish Scenario 

       

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      Bullish Scenario 

       

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      Daily Chart Simple Price Action Analysis. Bullish Bias Anticipation

      USD/JPY remains bullish bias if: 

       

      • Retest daily support zone (158.465 - 158.730)
      • Confirm rejection at daily support (bullish candle stick confirmation)

       

      Bearish Scenario 

       

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      Daily Chart Simple Price Action Analysis. Bearish Bias Anticipation

      USD/JPY remains bearish if: 

      • Break daily support zone (158.465 - 158.730)
      • Confirm a shift of market structure (shift to bearish trend)

       

      Note: Taking a counter-trend trade generally carries lower probability and less favorable risk-to-reward conditions. As a result, it is not recommended. 

       

      Final Take  

       

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      So, for USD/JPY, we’re still looking at a buy idea, but we’re not rushing into the trade.  

       

      The key is to stay patient. 

       

      The plan is simple: 

       

      If we get that confirmation, then we can consider buying. 

       

      If we don’t get it, we stay out.  

       

      No confirmation, no trade

       

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