Key Takeaways:

  • USD/JPY technical strategy:pierce of 12-monthtrendline brought out the buyers
  • USD/JPY traded to 107.32 on Friday, as high as 109.40 on Monday
  • CFTC data showed hedge funds continued to hold JPY short position
  • IGCS Highlight:Drop innet-longexposure favors contrarianvia of upside

Hedge fundsare likely pattingthemselves on the back, for now. Data from the CFTC showed they added to short JPY positions last week, which, if held, definitely played out well on Monday. Multiple risk-off scenarios that were feared last week going into the weekend failed to play out. As a result, the JPY soldoff, and USD/JPY rose by the most in 8 months as the US Dollar rebounded.

The real action in JPY shorts maybe seen in CAD/JPY or GBP/JPY, which traded to thehighest level since November 2015 and 1-month highs respectively. USD/JPY pushed above 109, but recently traded on Friday to the lowest level of 2017 at 107.32. Validating the push higher in JPY was the SPX closing at a record high.

The technical picture seems to favor a continued bounce as a failed breakout, meaning the move to new 2017 lows did not hold orextend could lead to theaggressive unloading of long JPY positions. One theme that has plagued 2017 is that a plethora of potential risk-off scenarios have failed to stick to the wall, which happens in Bull Markets for stocks like we’re currently witnessing.

Adding to theIntermarket view that USD/JPY could see a continued bounce after failing to extend lower below 108 is the sentiment picture. IGCS is showing a decline of net-longs, and an increase of short exposure. As a contrarian indicator, a failure to hold an extreme level followed by retail traders adding exposure in the direction of the failed breakout if further evidence to favor a rebound.

While an across the board USD rallyis not favored, it’s worth keeping an eye on weak currencies like the JPY that could benefit tactical USD longs. On Monday, we also saw a rebound in expectations for a December hike by the Fed. While still below 50%, which is considered priced in, it’s fair to say that a push higher in odds would align with USD strength, especially against weaker currencies like JPY.

Daily USD/JPY Chart:Strong rejection after piercing thetrend line as risk-off sentiment fails to stick

USD/JPY Violently Reverses from YTD Low with Biggest Gain in 8-Months

Chart Created by Tyler Yell, CMT

USD/JPY Insight from IG Client Positioning:Drop in net-longexposure favorsreversal higher

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USD/JPY Violently Reverses from YTD Low with Biggest Gain in 8-Months

USDJPY: Retailtrader data shows 66.2% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.96 to 1. In fact, tradershave remained net-long since Jul 18 when USDJPY traded near 114.057; theprice has moved 4.2% lower since then.The number of traders net-long is 5.5% lower than yesterday and 5.2% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 14.5% higher than yesterday and 4.4% higher from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests USDJPY prices may continue tofall. Positioning is less net-long than yesterday but more net-long from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed USDJPY trading bias (emphasis added.)

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