6J Yen Futures Eye Key Support as BOJ and Fed Paths DivergeYen Caught Between a Hawkish Fed, a Cautious BOJ and Tokyo’s Warnings
Yen futures are consolidating after a volatile stretch driven by policy, fiscal and energy headlines. On Sep 2, Bank of Japan board member Hajime Takata said the central bank should raise rates nimbly rather than follow a fixed
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Japanese Yen Futures - H4 timeframeFollowing the daily, weekly and monthly analyses we published yesterday,
we are carefully monitoring the H1 and H1 candles in the next few hours: should we get a clear upside rejection, we're in for a ride on the yen meaning we would come and retest the monthly low again, in other words all yen pair
Japanese Yen Futures - MonthlyThe monthly timeframe is very interesting as it shows:
1) that the impulsive move to the downside that followed the previous one occurred between October 2011 and May 2015, fell short of the target i.e. has not reached an equivalent magnitude of the previous impulse (blue arrows). Does it have to ne
Japanese Yen Futures - WeeklyCarrying on with our Japanese Yen analysis, on the weekly timeframe we have a few things to consider:
1) the last impulse (second blue arrow) following the correction overextended a little bit i.e. went over the expected target. Usually overextended moves i.e. moves that move greater than the magnit
Japanese Yen Futures - DailyTime has come to focus our attention on the Yen and publish a daily, weekly and monthly analysis.
Those who follow us saw the analysis we published on the yen early in September to harness the upside impulsive move that followed the previous one occurred on the last days of July.
That was a good tra
Japan’s Yen Battle Takes Another Unexpected TurnThe BoJ just hiked rates, yet the yen moved lower. The disconnect highlights a bigger problem: a rate hike means little if markets see the path ahead as too cautious. With inflation risks rising, FX intervention back in play and the U.S.-Japan yield gap still wide, we assess what lies ahead for the
Weekly View On Japanese Yen (Week 39/2026)Weekly View On Japanese Yen (Week 39/2026)
JPY just made a 50% retracement from the recent high, compared to the recent August low.
The strong volume surges during the upmoves also suggest that we have strong buying interest coming in during the move.
We are in a cycle of yen intervention from th
Will Surging Yen Futures Unravel Global Carry Trades?Macroeconomics and Evolving Market Dynamics
The Bank of Japan aggressively normalizes monetary policy. Policy rates now reach 1.00 percent after years of sub-zero levels. Core inflation has exceeded the central bank's two percent target for over four years. Board members advocate for data-dependent
Japanese Yen Futures: Buy Dips on USD/JPY Rebound Failures6J remains a conditional buy-on-dips idea in yen futures as long as USD/JPY rebounds fail below broken spot support. The spot move through 155 released stops and forced older dollar longs to cover, while exporters are still described as sellers into rebounds and importers are not chasing. That keeps
Yen - Potential start of an Impulsive upwards moveIf the ¥ is going to go for an up move, it would be from this point (.0681 Fib of previous impulse). Would make sense with the rest of our analyses published earlier in August.
Observe carefully, if it breaks the trend and corrects, it will be worth getting a long position.
It will be an across the
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