USDJPY eases within the bullish channel, sellers await 159 break

USDJPY defends the previous day’s retreat from a two-month high as traders await Tuesday’s US Confederation Board’s (CB) Consumer Confidence figures for June. In doing so, the Yen pair remains mildly offered between the upper line of a seven-week-old rising trend channel and an upward-sloping previous resistance line stretched from early May. It’s worth noting, however, that the RSI’s pullback from the overbought territory joins a receding bullish power of the MACD signals to suggest further declines of the quote. The same highlights the aforementioned resistance-turned-support line surrounding 159.00 as a break of which will welcome sellers targeting a two-month-old horizontal support zone surrounding 157.90-70. However, the bears should remain cautious unless witnessing a daily closing beneath the 156.30 support confluence comprising the 50-SMA and bottom line of the previously stated bullish trend channel. Following that, the quote’s weakness toward the monthly low of 154.52 can’t be ruled out.

On the contrary, USDJPY bulls should wait for a clear rejection of the bullish trend channel by providing a daily closing beyond 160.00. Even so, the yearly high of 160.20 and the 1990 peak surrounding 160.40 will join the overbought RSI conditions to challenge the buyers before directing them to the 161.00 round figure. If the Yen pair remains firmer past 161.00, the late 1986 peak of around 163.95 and 164.00 will be on the buyer’s radar.

Overall, USDJPY remains in the bullish trajectory despite the likelihood of a short-term pullback in the prices.