USD/JPY Daily Outlook
Daily Pivots: (S1) 113.06; (P) 113.44; (R1) 113.94;
Intraday bias in USD/JPY stays neutral first. And, with 112.56 minor support intact, another rise is mildly in favor. On the upside, above 113.81 will extend the rebound from 113.37 to 114.54 resistance. We’d be cautious on strong resistance from there to limit upside to bring another fall. On the downside, break of 112.56 minor support will argue that the rebound has completed. And, in that case, the corrective pattern from 114.54 could have started the third leg for 111.37 support and possibly below.
In the bigger picture, corrective fall from 118.65 (2016 high) should have completed with three waves down to 104.62. Decisive break of 114.73 resistance will likely resume whole rally from 98.97 (2016 low) to 100% projection of 98.97 to 118.65 from 104.62 at 124.30, which is reasonably close to 125.85 (2015 high). This will stay as the preferred case as long as 109.76 support holds. However, decisive break of 109.76 will dampen this bullish view and turns outlook mixed again.
AUD/USD Daily Outlook
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.7226; (P) 0.7263; (R1) 0.7314;
AUD/USD’s rally is still in progress and intraday bias stays on the upside, with focus on 0.7314 key resistance. As noted before, a medium term bottom might be in place at 0.7020 already. Decisive break of 0.7314 should confirm this bullish case. Next target will be 38.2% retracement of 0.8135 to 0.7020 at 0.7446 next. However, on the downside, break of 0.7182 minor support will suggest that the rebound is completed. In that case, intraday bias will turn bias back to the downside for 0.7020 low.
In the bigger picture, as long as 0.7314 resistance holds, fall from 0.8135 is tentatively treated as resuming long term down trend from 1.1079 (2011 high). Decisive break of 0.6826 will target 0.6008 key support next (2008 low). However, firm break of 0.7314 will suggest that whole decline from 0.8135 has completed. And, the corrective pattern from 0.6826 (2016 low) is extending with another rising leg towards 0.8135 before completion.
