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EUR/JPY, USD/JPY rally further still while AUD/USD probes key support​​​

​​​EUR/JPY, USD/JPY rally ahead of Thursday’s BoJ interest rate decision while AUD/USD probes key support.​​

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​​​EUR/JPY heads towards next higher resistance zone

EUR/JPY has left the previous ¥162.89-to-¥164.24 resistance zone and is gunning for the ¥167.33-¥168.01 area.

​Because of inverse polarity the ¥164.24-¥162.89 region should now act as support.

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

​USD/JPY rallies further still

USD/JPY continues its advance towards the ¥154.56 early June high and the ¥155.21 late July high.

​Support can be spotted along the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) at ¥151.40.

USD/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com

​AUD/USD drops to support

AUD/USD slid to its $0.6580-58 support zone which is expected to hold this week.

​Minor resistance above the 200-day SMA and the September low at $0.6623-to-$0.6627 can be seen along the October downtrend line at $0.6648.

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

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