USDJPY Fundamental Analysis – April 19th 2019

USDJPY Fundamental Analysis – April 19th 2019

Written by: PaxForex analytics dept - Friday, 19 April 2019 0 comments

Here is the key factor to keep in mind today for US Dollar trades:

  • US Housing Starts and Building Permits: US Housing Starts for March are predicted to increase by 5.9% monthly to 1,230K starts and Building Permits are predicted to increase by 0.7% monthly to 1,300K permits. Forex traders can compare this to US Housing Starts for February which decreased by 8.7% monthly to 1,162K starts and to Building Permits which decreased by 1.6% monthly to 1,296K permits.

Here is the key factor to keep in mind today for Japanese Yen trades:

  • Japanese National CPI: The Japanese National CPI for March increased by 0.5% annualized. Economists predicted an increase of 0.5% annualized. Forex traders can compare this to the Japanese National CPI for February which increased by 0.2% annualized. The Japanese National Core CPI for March increased by 0.4% annualized. Economists predicted an increase of 0.4% annualized. Forex traders can compare this to the Japanese National Core CPI for February which increased by 0.4% annualized. The Japanese National CPI Excluding Fresh Food for March increased by 0.8% annualized. Economists predicted an increase of 0.7% annualized. Forex traders can compare this to the Japanese National CPI Excluding Fresh Food for February which increased by 0.7% annualized.

Should price action for the USDJPY remain inside the or breakdown below the 111.750 to 112.150 zone the following trade set-up is recommended:

  • Timeframe: D1
  • Recommendation: Short Position
  • Entry Level: Short Position @ 111.900
  • Take Profit Zone: 108.500 – 109.700
  • Stop Loss Level: 112.950

Should price action for the USDJPY breakout above 112.150 the following trade set-up is recommended:

  • Timeframe: D1
  • Recommendation: Long Position
  • Entry Level: Long Position @ 112.500
  • Take Profit Zone: 113.700 – 114.550
  • Stop Loss Level: 111.900

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