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The USD JPY forecast for 2014

Article By: ,  Financial Analyst
January 31, 2014 10:05 AM

What were the key USD/JPY price movements of 2013?

 

The theme for USD/JPY (a daily chart of which is shown) in 2013 was one of substantial yen weakening. The beginning of the year saw the currency pair just emerging from a long consolidation of low prices generally under the 84.00 level.

The beginning of what would turn out to be an exceptionally strong bullish trend actually began around the September 2012 low near 77.00. By the beginning of 2013, the climb was in full swing.

 

 

Subsequent months saw the pair climb swiftly, breaking out above successive resistance levels and forming a clear parallel uptrend channel. This climb continued in a steep and steady fashion until price hit a more than four-year high at 103.72 in May.

Immediately after this high was reached, the pair proceeded to plunge dramatically down to a low around 93.77 in June, which was also around the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the prior bullish run from around 77.00 in September 2012 up to the noted 103.72 high.

From that low, USD/JPY proceeded to consolidate for the next five months within a large triangle pattern, only to break out to the upside in early November.

That breakout went on to reach its initial target around the key 100.00 psychological level, and then pushed swiftly higher to its second major target at the 103.00 resistance level by December. In mid-December, the pair broke out above its May high to establish a new five-year high.

Since mid-December, with very little in the way of pullback or correction, the pair advanced further to hit its upside target at 105.00 and then establish a new long-term high at 105.43.

Looking forward: My USD/JPY price predictions

 

Currently just below 105.43, USD/JPY continues to maintain a bullish outlook into 2014.

With a continuation of the strong and steep bullish trend now confirmed – after recently having established progressively higher highs – a major upside price objective now resides around 108.00, although a more significant pullback should soon be due.

Major downside support on this potential pullback currently resides around the 103.70 and then 101.50 price levels.

A break below the psychologically important 100.00 level should be watched with concern and could open up a move back towards the $96 and $94 support levels. Yet with continued efforts to maintain a weak currency to help induce an export lead economic revival, buyers could use any price drips in the cross pair as further buying opportunities.

 

Interested in what the year might bring for the other key currency pairs? Check out the other articles in this series:

GBP/USD forecast for 2014 and The EUR/USD forecast for 2014

 

 

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