Forex Currency - The Japanese Yen – JPY

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The Yen, the most traded currency coming out of Asia, is seen by many to be a proxy for the hidden strength of the manufacturing-export economy of Japan. If the Japanese economy goes, the Yen will go as well. Most countries use the Yen to measure the health of the Pan-Pacific region, with the economies of Thailand, Singapore, and South Korea considered, because their currencies aren’t traded commonly in the global forex markets.

 

The Yen is also renowned in the Forex markets for playing a role in the carry trade (which is earning a profit from the gap in interest rates of two currencies). For over two decades, Japan has had a zero-interest rate policy, which has allowed traders to borrow the Yen with no cost and use it to invest in other high yielding currencies over the world, to pocket the rate differentials.

 

The carry trade is a major part of the Yen’s international presence. Because it is constantly borrowed, it is difficult to appreciate the Japanese currency. The Yen is still traded with the same fundamentals of other currencies, but its association to international interest rates, exclusively with heavily traded currencies like the Euro and the Greenback, is a major determinant of the Yen’s value.

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Did you know the coins and currency-pairs have nicknames?

The EUR/JPY pair is called Euppy, the GBP/JPY is Gopher, and the nickname for USD/JPY is Ninja!

See the latest analysis of the JPY pairs

Buy EURJPY

EUR/JPY | Long | H4 Timeframe: H4 Analysis Method: vol/wav Analysis: Potential buying opportunity at orderblock. However, look for low volume down bar for a

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GBP/JPY H4 vol/wav

Buy GBPJPY

GBP/JPY | Long | H4 Timeframe: H4 Analysis Method: vol/wav Analysis: The price has picked up the bullish trend. Go long on a retracement to

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USD/JPY W1 Support and Resistance, Currency Strength

SELL USDJPY

USD/JPY | Short | W1 Timeframe: W1 Analysis Method: Support and Resistance, Currency Strength Analysis: Sell USDJPY when it breaks the previous low at 127.11

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GBP/JPY H4 vol/wav

Sell GBPJPY

GBP/JPY | Short | H4 Timeframe: H4 Analysis Method: vol/wav Analysis: The volume and price action indicate a bearish trend reversal. The pair may head

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EUR/JPY H4 vol/wav

Buy EURJPY

EUR/JPY | Long | H4 Timeframe: H4 Analysis Method: vol/wav Analysis: Downside was countered by strong bullish volume. Long entry on channel breakout. Trade Plan:

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GBP/JPY H1

SHORT GBPJPY

GBP/JPY | Short | H1 Timeframe: H1 Analysis: GBP came out with worse than expected PMI, fundamentally GBP is doing worse and has a bearish

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