FX.co ★ Wave analysis of the USD/JPY currency pair for February 16, 2018

Analysis of wave counting:

Earlier, the dynamics of the downward movement allowed the USD/JPY pair during the yesterday's trading to continue the decline and at the end of the American session to begin testing the level of the 106th figure. Thus, it seems that the whole last day the currency pair was in the final stage of the formation of the third wave, in the 5th, in the 5th, in the 3rd, in the C, in the C, in (B). If this is the case, breakdown of the level of 106.00 can lead to a substantial price rebound and its subsequent return to the already reached highs.

Targets for a downward wave option:

106.07 - 423.6% by Fibonacci

105.35 - 423.6% by Fibonacci

Targets for an upward wave option:

111.01 - 50.0% by Fibonacci

111.89 - 38.2% by Fibonacci

General conclusions and trading recommendations:

The trading instrument continues to build a long-term uptrend. All wave counting has undergone major changes. The decline of quotations may continue with the targets near the levels of 106.07 and 105.35, which corresponds to 423.6% and 423.6% of Fibonacci, within the framework of the construction of the complicated wave 5, at 5, in 3, in C, in B , in (B).