USD/JPY Technical Analysis Today
Live US Dollar / Japanese Yen chart with 1H, 4H and daily technical summaries, today's key levels, pivot points, what's driving the pair and the latest USD/JPY news.
Updated · live dataUSD/JPY technical analysis today — 1H, 4H and daily
The gauges below aggregate 26 indicators (moving averages, RSI, MACD, Stochastic, ADX, Ichimoku, CCI, Williams %R and more) into a single Buy / Neutral / Sell reading for the 1-hour, 4-hour and daily charts. They update continuously, so this page always shows the current technical picture for USD/JPY rather than a snapshot written this morning. Use the tabs inside each gauge to check 15-minute and weekly readings.
USD/JPY key levels today
Our key-level framework for USD/JPY uses four inputs: (1) yesterday's high, low and close, (2) the daily and weekly pivot points, (3) the nearest round numbers and (4) the 20/50/200-period EMAs on the 4H chart. Where two or more of these coincide, you have a confluence level — the levels that matter most for intraday trading. Read yesterday's high, low and close from the live chart above and plug them into the calculator to get today's pivot, support and resistance grid.
Pivot point & key-level calculator
Enter yesterday's high, low and close (from the chart above) to compute today's classic floor-trader pivots, Fibonacci pivots and Camarilla levels.
What moves USD/JPY
US Treasury yields (especially the 10-year), Bank of Japan policy and yield-curve control changes, Japanese Ministry of Finance intervention risk, US inflation and Fed pricing, and global risk appetite — the yen is the classic safe haven and funding currency for carry trades.
Correlations
USD/JPY tracks the US 10-year yield closely and rises with equities in risk-on conditions. It is negatively correlated with gold in most regimes and shares direction with EUR/JPY and GBP/JPY.
Trading characteristics
USD/JPY grinds in trends with shallow pullbacks and reacts violently to intervention headlines and BoJ surprises. Watch the 150–160 zone where Japanese officials have historically stepped in.
Best time to trade USD/JPY
Peak liquidity and volatility for USD/JPY comes during the Tokyo open (00:00–03:00 UTC) and the US session. The average daily range is roughly 70–110 pips, though it expands sharply around central-bank decisions and top-tier data. Check the economic calendar for today's scheduled releases and our trading sessions guide for the full session map.
USD/JPY at a glance
| Pair | US Dollar / Japanese Yen |
| Nickname | Gopher / Ninja |
| Pip size | 0.01 |
| Avg daily range | 70–110 pips |
| Best session | Tokyo open (00:00–03:00 UTC) and the US session |
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USD/JPY news today
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How to use this USD/JPY analysis
- Establish bias on the daily and 4H gauges. Only trade in the direction both agree on, or stay flat.
- Mark levels: today's pivot, R1/S1, yesterday's high/low and the nearest round number.
- Time the entry on the 1H or 15-minute chart at a level, ideally during the Tokyo open (00:00–03:00 UTC) and the US session.
- Size the trade with the position size calculator so a stop beyond the level risks no more than 1–2% of your account.
- Check the calendar — never hold a tight intraday stop through a red-flag release.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is USD/JPY bullish or bearish today?
The live technical-summary gauges on this page show the current Buy/Neutral/Sell reading for USD/JPY on the 1H, 4H and daily timeframes, computed from 26 indicators. A bullish bias is confirmed when the 4H and daily readings both show Buy; a bearish bias when both show Sell.
What are the key levels for USD/JPY today?
Today's key levels are the daily pivot point, R1/R2 and S1/S2 (computed from yesterday's high, low and close), yesterday's high and low, and the nearest round numbers. Use the pivot calculator on this page with values from the live chart to get exact figures.
What is the best time to trade USD/JPY?
The Tokyo open (00:00–03:00 UTC) and the US session, when liquidity and volatility are highest and spreads are tightest. Avoid the minutes around high-impact data releases unless you trade news specifically.
What is the average daily range of USD/JPY?
Roughly 70–110 pips under normal conditions. Ranges expand around central-bank meetings, CPI and jobs reports.