USD/JPY saw a short squeeze yesterday before heading lower, tracking the broad decline in USD. Pair was last at 143.92 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
"Bullish momentum on daily chart shows it is fading while RSI fell. Gravestone doji (formed on Mon) is typically associated with a bearish reversal and had seen follow-thru in price action so far this week. Risks remain skewed to the downside."
"Next support at 142.50. Resistance at 146.50 (100 DMA), 147.15 (38.2% fibo retracement of 2025 high to low. We continue to look for USD/JPY to trade lower, premised on Fed likely to cut in due course and BoJ resuming policy normalisation while “sell USD” narrative remains alive)."