Wednesday, August 21, 2019 12:12 PM EDT
Just from looking at a chart of the price action, one can see that the USD/JPY and the S&P 500 are strongly correlated. As you can see from the 240-minute chart below, the 2 instruments generally move together:
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Source: Tradingview, FOREX.com
When stocks sell off, USD/JPY tends to sell off as well. The reverse is also true: As stocks go bid, USD/JPY tends to go bid as well. The reason is that the Yen is considered to be an extremely safe asset.
We have some important events occurring over the next few days, which may add some volatility to the 2 instruments:
Today: July FOMC meeting minutes
Thursday: PMI manufacturing data
Friday: Fed Chairman Powell speaks at Jackson Hole
If the S&P 500 takes out the Trendline resistance at 2933, there is room to move up to horizontal resistance near 2965.
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Source: Tradingview, FOREX.com
If that happens, keep an eye on USD/JPY. If the currency pair continues to move with the S&P 500, USD/JPY could take out the trendline at 106.42 and there will be room to run up to horizontal resistance near 107.25.
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Source: Tradingview, FOREX.com
If you are looking to trade USD/JPY, you may want to watch the S&P 500!
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