USD/JPY AI Live Scan, 1-hour chart, Sunday, 28 June 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.
23:01 UTC
Uptrend stalling near highs · RSI 56 · price 161.789
Consolidation below 162.00 cap.
Price has spent the week grinding within a tight band just below the 161.95 July high, with the 162.00 psych level treated as the intervention cap. A firmer Tokyo CPI print Friday gave the yen a marginal bid but failed to break the sideways structure, and a softer USD post-PCE kept the pair from testing 162. Holding above EMA(20) and EMA(50) with RSI(14) cycling around the mid-50s.
Support: 161.55, 161.27
Resistance: 161.95, 162.00
What it said to watch
An H1 close above 161.95 opens the path to the 162.00 psych level
Failure to hold 161.55 swing low shifts the read back toward 161.27 week low
Tankan (Tue 23:50 UTC) and Jul-1 ADP/ISM cluster could materially shift this read into thin holiday liquidity
USD/JPY has spent the week grinding higher off Monday's 161.27 dip but stalling repeatedly into the 161.95 week high, with the 162.00 BoJ intervention line capping the topside. Firm Tokyo CPI nudged JPY marginally but failed to break the 161.10-162.00 band, and a softer USD post-PCE kept the pair pinned. Price sits above EMA(20) with RSI(14) cycling in the mid-50s on each pullback.
Support: 161.54, 161.10
Resistance: 161.95, 162.00
What it said to watch
An H1 close above 161.95 puts the 162.00 intervention line in play, where sharp rejections are flagged
Failure to hold 161.54 opens the path back toward 161.10
Jul 1 US ADP/ISM cluster could materially shift this read into thin holiday liquidity
USD/JPY has ground higher off Tuesday's 161.27 dip, posting a string of higher lows into the NY session, but the advance stalled below the 161.95 week high with the 162.00 BoJ intervention line capping upside. Firm Tokyo CPI nudged JPY marginally but failed to break the 161.10-162.00 range as a softer post-PCE dollar met intervention caution. RSI(14) sits mid-range near 54 and price hugs EMA(20), consistent with consolidation under the figure.
Support: 161.53, 161.10
Resistance: 162.00, 161.95
What it said to watch
H1 close above 162.00 intervention line opens path to test BoJ resolve
Approach into 162.00-163.00 raises MoF/BoJ verbal/actual intervention risk
Break below 161.53 swing low exposes 161.10 support
Jul 1 ADP + ISM cluster could materially shift this read