USD/JPY AI Live Scan, 1-hour chart, Sunday, 5 July 2026
Every read JAFX AI made on the USD/JPY 1-hour chart that day, newest first: trend, structure, the levels it marked and what it said to watch.
23:02 UTC
Downtrend, basing after selloff · RSI 54 · price 161.417
Two-week low reclaimed, higher lows forming.
USDJPY dropped from 40-year highs near 162.84 into Thursday's soft US NFP (57K vs 110K) plus stealth-intervention fears, sliding to a two-week low at 160.48. Since then price has based between the 160.85 range low and the 161.52 prior high, with RSI(14) recovering back to the mid-50s. Price now sits near the 38.2% retrace of the selloff, holding above a rising sequence of higher lows off the low.
Support: 160.85, 160.48
Resistance: 161.52, 161.90
What it said to watch
H1 close above 161.90 resist band needed to challenge the 162.45 supply zone
Failure to hold the 160.85 range low reopens the 160.48 week low
Labor Cash Earnings (Mon 23:30 UTC) and intervention headlines in thin liquidity could shift this read
USD/JPY slid off four-decade highs near 162.83 after Thursday's soft US NFP (57K vs 110K) and stealth-intervention fears, pressing to a two-week low near 160.48 before basing around 161.0-161.4. Price sits back above EMA20 but under EMA50 with RSI mid-range; the 161.90-162.45 band has capped every recovery attempt this week. Weekend and holiday-thinned liquidity kept ranges tight into the fresh week.
Support: 161.00, 160.60
Resistance: 161.90, 162.45
What it said to watch
H1 close above 161.90 challenges the descending lower-highs
Break below 160.60 opens the path to 160.00
MoF/BoJ intervention headlines in thin liquidity
Labor Cash Earnings Mon 23:30 UTC could shift the read
22:02 UTC
Downtrend, consolidating after selloff · RSI 52 · price 161.324
Range within a broken uptrend.
USD/JPY rolled over from midweek highs near 162.84 and broke sharply lower Thursday after the soft US June NFP print (57K vs 110K), tumbling to a week low at 160.48 amid intervention speculation. Since then price has consolidated in a 160.85–161.42 band, holding just above EMA(20) but capped below EMA(50) and the 161.90 supply band. RSI(14) has recovered to mid-range as the selloff momentum stalls.
Support: 160.85, 160.48
Resistance: 161.42, 161.90
What it said to watch
An H1 close above 161.42 range top puts the 161.90 supply band back in play
Failure to hold 160.85 reopens the 160.48 week low and 160.00
ISM Services (Mon 14:00 UTC) and MoF intervention headlines could materially shift this read
USDJPY sold off hard Thursday after the June NFP miss (57K vs 110K), sliding from the 162.80 area to a 160.60 weekly low with stealth-intervention fears amplifying the move. Since then price has consolidated in a 160.85–161.50 band, edging back above EMA(20) but capped under EMA(50) as RSI recovers toward the mid-50s. The final two bars are thin holiday-liquidity prints and add little structural weight.
Support: 160.60, 160.85, 160.00
Resistance: 161.50, 161.90
What it said to watch
H1 close below 160.60 confirms lower-low extension toward 160.00
Recovery capped at the 161.90 supply band keeps the lower-high sequence intact
ISM Services PMI Mon 14:00 UTC and MoF intervention headlines could reset this read
21:02 UTC
Downtrend, stabilising · RSI 54 · price 161.362
Sharp selloff, basing above week low.
USDJPY tumbled from the 162.84 week high to a 160.48 low on Thursday's soft US NFP print (57K vs 110K) plus stealth-intervention speculation, snapping the prior uptrend. Price has since based between 160.85 and 161.52, cycling above a reclaimed EMA(20) with RSI back near mid-range. The 161.52 prior high caps the recovery, with the 161.90–162.45 supply band still overhead.
Support: 160.85, 160.48
Resistance: 161.52, 161.90, 162.45
What it said to watch
Close below 160.60 confirms a lower-low and opens the path toward 160.00
Close above 161.90 challenges the supply band and negates the base read
ISM Services Mon 14:00 UTC and MoF intervention headlines could materially shift this read
21:02 UTC
Downtrend, basing after selloff · RSI 52 · price 161.362
Lower highs into 160.48, higher lows since.
USD/JPY sold off hard from 162.84 into 160.48 after Thursday's soft US payrolls miss and stealth-intervention fears, snapping the week's uptrend. Since that low the pair has carved higher lows and reclaimed EMA(20) near 161.15, with RSI(14) recovering back through the midline. Price is now pressing the 161.49 recent high while the 161.90-162.45 supply band remains untested.
Support: 161.00, 160.60, 160.48
Resistance: 161.49, 161.90, 162.45
What it said to watch
H1 close above 161.49 opens the path back toward the 161.90 supply band
Failure to hold the 161.00 pivot re-exposes the 160.60 weekly low
Break below 160.60 confirms a lower-low and extension toward 160.00
Japan Labor Cash Earnings (Mon 23:30 UTC) and intervention headlines could shift this read