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EUR/JPY, USD/JPY under pressure while AUD/USD bounce cools​

EUR/JPY, USD/JPY under pressure while AUD/USD bounce cools ahead of US non-farm payrolls on Friday.

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​​​EUR/JPY remains under pressure

EUR/JPY revisits its near two-month low at ¥157.97, made on Monday. Below this level, minor support can be seen around the ¥156.18 December low.

Minor resistance above the ¥159.70 mid-January low remains to be seen at the ¥160.90 early January low.

​​​EUR/JPY daily chart

EUR/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com

​USD/JPY under pressure

USD/JPY's fall through its September-to-January uptrend line has neutralised our medium-term outlook.

The 200-day SMA at ¥152.75 now acts as minor resistance.

Further minor resistance is spotted between the late January lows at ¥153.72 to ¥153.79 and is also seen along the 55-day SMA at ¥154.83.

​USD/JPY daily chart

USD/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com
USD/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com

AUD/USD retests resistance line

AUD/USD's recovery from Monday's $0.6088 low, a level last traded in April 2020, has taken it above its September to February tentative downtrend line at $0.6264 which may now act as minor support. The 19 December low at $0.6200 might offer further support.

Above Wednesday's high at $0.6297 lie the 6 January $0.6291 high and the January peak at $0.6330.

AUD/USD daily chart

AUD/USD chart Source: TradingView.com
AUD/USD chart Source: TradingView.com

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