
Yen Bulls Loaded Up into BOJ as Euro Shorts Hit 11-Year Extreme| COT report
Yen bulls piled into futures ahead of the BOJ's hawkish hold, while euro shorts reached an 11-year extreme despite EUR/USD holding above support.
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Yen bulls piled into futures ahead of the BOJ's hawkish hold, while euro shorts reached an 11-year extreme despite EUR/USD holding above support.

USD/JPY has barely moved despite tumbling US Treasury yields and a sharp selloff in AI stocks. Can elevated energy prices continue to offset the pressure?

We’ve heard from the Fed, ECB and BoC with the BoJ up next later tonight and DXY trajectory hangs in the balance depending on how hawkish the Bank of Japan might turn out to be.

USD/JPY and DXY face key resistance levels as markets weigh Fed and BOJ rate expectations, inflation and geopolitical developments

USD/JPY stalls at resistance as EUR/JPY forms a falling wedge. Fed, ECB and BOJ rate expectations could determine the yen's next move.

USD/JPY has a theoretical cap after the intervention in July and then the verbal threats thereafter, but the big question now is whether a larger case of carry unwind lurks around the next corner.

Tomorrow brings the Fed and then mid-term elections next week and CPI the week after, so we have a loaded few weeks ahead as USD strength remains in-play.

A rebound from yearly-open support has revived the USD/JPY recovery, but bulls still need a decisive weekly close to unlock further upside.

The AI investment boom rolls on, with Anthropic and Meta helping revive enthusiasm across Wall Street. USD/JPY has responded with a bullish reversal pattern, putting its former trading range back in focus ahead of major central bank decisions and technology earnings.

Brent crude oil gaps sharply lower after an extended rally, while several forex pairs approach key technical levels. We examine the latest setups across oil, EUR/USD, USD/JPY and other major currency pairs.

US dollar bulls remain firmly positioned, but record euro shorts have failed to break EUR/USD support, raising the risk of a short-covering rally.

AI sentiment has become a major driver of US Treasury yields and USD/JPY. With Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon reporting this week, central bank decisions may have competition for traders' attention.

As the trading week comes to an end, one of the most relevant developments in the FX market has been the renewed strength of the Japanese yen. This can be seen in the recent performance of USD/JPY, which has fallen nearly 1.0% over the last two trading sessions, highlighting a meaningful recovery in the Japanese currency against the U.S. dollar.
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