USDJPY – Down
USDJPY:
The Japanese yen (JPY) remains weak on Monday, extending its losing streak to a third straight session. Traders are preparing for next week’s Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting, which may consider an interest rate hike to support the yen. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said normalizing the central bank’s monetary policy will help Japan’s transition to a growth-oriented economy, according to Nikkei Asia.
Speculative short yen positions, which had risen to their second-highest level, began to shrink after Japan’s anticipated yen buying intervention this month surprised the market. According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, yen short positions held by market participants such as hedge funds totaled 151,072 contracts as of Tuesday. This represents a decline of 30,961 contracts from the previous week and is the biggest decline since May 7, when short positions declined by 33,466 contracts, according to another report from Nikkei Asia.
The USD/JPY pair may limit its gains as the U.S. dollar (USD) faces challenges from rising bets on a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut in September and lingering concerns about the volatility of the U.S. labor market. According to CME Group’s FedWatch Tool, the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut at the Fed’s September meeting is 91.7%, up from 90.3% a week earlier.
Trading Recommendation: Watch the level of 157.50, and on the rebound we take Sell positions.
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