AUDJPY 4 HOUR CHART – SHORT JPY POSITIONS BEING UNWOUND

USDJPY IS ABOUT UNCHANGED WHILE THE USD IS FIRMER VS OTHER PAIRS
AUD AND NZD ARE WEAKEST, EUR THEN GBP AND CAD ARE NEXT
WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU?
JAPANESE INTERVENTION THREAT IS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY AHEAD OF A LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS SHORT JPY (CARRY TRADE?) CROSSES ARE BEING UNWOUND
ON THIS CHART AUDJPY NEEDS TO TRADE BACK ABOVE.9842 OR RISK STAYS ON THE DOWNSIDE
Thursday Important data – Economic Calendar
USD Growth rate QoQ Final
USD GDP Price Index QoQ Final
USD Core PCE Prices QoQ Final
USD Initial Jobless Claims
USD Michigan Consumer Sentiment Final
With the data above, we can expect some lively moves today, in this pre Easter week .
JP – Well they will just have to wait a little bit or I will have to teach them a lesson. Viewing options contracts in Euro the sell side is of course still dominant but it will take some decent liquidity to push the contracts significantly lower in the short term at these levels in my view. Euro likes to move with the Dow a lot.
US500 1-HOUR CHART (for those using SPX500 the rates may differ but chart patterns should be similar)

There seems to be a lot of interest in stocks today so looking through my charts the one-hour chart stood out with a trendline/resistance coinciding at this hour. This is the closest key area on the upside.
With quarter-end approaching, rebalance and end-of-quarter flows will dominate (note US stocks are closed on Friday)
This is a very timely article posted yesterday in our blog
With USDJPY setting a new 32-year high, traders are keeping one eye out for any hints of intervention, This has seen Japanese officials step up verbal intervention in an effort to contain or at least deter the USDJPY from making a run at another new high.
Trader Alert: Will the Bank of Japan Intervene and Does Forex Intervention Work?
Summary
Yen slips to 34-year low at 151.97 per dollar
Finmin Suzuki says authorities could take ‘decisive steps’ Phrase was used ahead of previous intervention in Oct 2022
Analysts warn yen weakness in yen risks domino effects
Japan makes strongest intervention warning as yen hits 34-year low
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