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Trading a Currency Pair - USDJPY
USD/JPY Forex Trading Conditions
| Options | Standard-Fixed & Floating | Beginner-Fixed & Floating | Demo-Fixed & Floating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed spread, pip | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Floating Spread, pip | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Order distance, pip | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Swap, pip (Long/Short) | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 |
| Digits | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Available volumes | >=10000.00 USD | 100.00 – 100000.00 USD | >=100.00 USD |
| Contract size | -/- | -/- | -/- |
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1 pip value per 100000 | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY |
| Options | Standard-Fixed | Micro-Fixed | Demo-Fixed | PAMM-Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed spread, pip | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Order distance, pip | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Swap, pip (Long/Short) | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 |
| Digits | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Available volumes | 0.1 – 10000 lot | 0.01 – 1 lot | 0.01 – 10000 lot | 0.01 – 10000 lot |
| Lot size | 100000 USD | 100000 USD | 100000 USD | 100000 USD |
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1 pip value per 1 lot | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY |
| Options | Standard-Floating | Micro-Floating | Demo-Floating | PAMM-Floating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floating Spread, pip | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Order distance, pip | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Swap, pip (Long/Short) | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 | 0.27 / -2.52 |
| Digits | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Available volumes | 0.1 – 10000 lot | 0.01 – 1 lot | 0.01 – 10000 lot | 0.01 – 10000 lot |
| Lot size | 100000 USD | 100000 USD | 100000 USD | 100000 USD |
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1 pip value per 1 lot | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY | 1000 JPY |
USD/JPY Trading Hours
USD/JPY trading hours are the time when investors can buy and sell USD/JPY. The USD/JPY is traded on multiple exchanges around the world. This means that investors have many different opportunities to trade USD/JPY during different trading hours. Depending on where you live, you may be able to trade USD/JPY at any time throughout the day or night. For those who want to take advantage of these opportunities, it is important to know when USD/JPY trading hours begin and end.
USD/JPY Technical Analysis
The technical analysis of the USDJPY price chart on 4-hour timeframe shows USDJPY,H4 is retracing up as it tested the 200-period moving average MA(200), which is rising itself. We believe the bearish movement will continue after the price breaches below the lower bound of the Donchian channel at 154.758. A level below this can be used as an entry point for placing a pending order to sell. The stop loss can be placed above 156.541. After placing the order, the stop loss is to be moved to the next fractal high indicator, following Parabolic signals. Thus, we are changing the expected profit/loss ratio to the breakeven point. If the price meets the stop loss level without reaching the order, we recommend cancelling the order: the market has undergone internal changes which were not taken into account.
Fundamental Analysis of Forex - USD/JPY
Japan’s tertiary industry activity contracted in November. Will the USDJPY price retreating reverse?
Japan’s tertiary industry activity contracted in November: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) reported Japan's Tertiary Industry Activity declined 0.3% over month in November after downwardly revised 0.1% growth in October, when an 0.1% increase was expected. Decline in the total value of services purchased by Japanese businesses indicates expectations of decline in future economic activity such as hiring, earnings, and investment which is bearish for yen and bullish for USDJPY pair. At the same time METI reported industrial production continued to decline in November, albeit at slightly slower pace, which is also bearish for yen. However, the current setup is bearish for the currency pair.
| Indicator | Signal |
| RSI | Neutral |
| MACD | Sell |
| Donchian Channel | Sell |
| MA(200) | Buy |
| Fractals | Sell |
| Parabolic SAR | Sell |
The USD/JPY is also known as the “gopher” and it is the world’s second most traded pair. The value of these currencies is affected greatly by the interest rate differential between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan.
USDJPY Trading
The USDJPY is also known as the “gopher” and it is the world’s second most traded pair. The value of these currencies is affected greatly by the interest rate differential between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. This pair presents how many Japanese yen are needed to trade USDJPY. For a deeper understanding how to trade currency pairs, for example USDJPY, you will need to know about bid and ask, pips and more, we suggest to start from basics "What is Forex Trading".
Currency Pair USDJPY | Forex | Major
The US dollar (USD, “Greenback”) is the most widely traded currency in the world. The issuer is the Federal Reserve System(the Fed).
- Is the most popular reserve currency, held by central banks, financial institutions and private investors
- Is considered as a “safe haven” currency in periods of instability due to universally recognized reliability of the US economy
- Is used as a standard payment unit in commodity markets
