ZAR Strengthened Slightly Against JPY

by Darius Anucauskas
12:15, 2021/01/14

Looking at the technical picture of ZAR/JPY on our 4-hour chart, we can see that, from the beginning of this week, the South African rand has been strengthening against its Japanese counterpart, the yen. Today, the pair went for another higher high, overcoming Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s highs. At the same time, the rate is trading above a short-term tentative upside support line taken from the low of January 12^th. From the very short-term perspective, we will continue aiming higher, but let’s not forget that this move higher might still be seen as a temporary correction, because the pair continues to move below a short-term tentative downside line drawn from the high of December 28^th.

If ZAR/JPY goes ahead and once again pushes above all of its EMAs, that may set the stage for a test of the high of the January 6^th, at 6.899, or even of the 6.931 zone, marked by the low of December 16^th. Even if the rate retraces back down from there, as long as it remains above the aforementioned upside line, we will stay positive in the near term. ZAR/JPY could get picked up by the buyers again and travel to the 6.958 hurdle, or the 6.982 level, marked by the low of January 4^th.

The RSI and the MACD continue to point higher. In addition to that, the RSI is above 50 and the MACD is now above zero, while still balancing above its trigger line. The two oscillators indicate increasing upside speed, at least for now.

Alternatively, if the previously discussed upside line gets broken and then the pair falls below the 6.777 zone, marked by yesterday’s low, that could spook the remaining bulls from the field. More bears could start joining in and pushing ZAR/JPY further south. That’s when we will target the 6.714 obstacle, or even the 6.654 level, marked by the current lowest point of January.

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