USD/JPY AI Live Scan, 1-hour chart, Thursday, 4 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, capped at 160.00 · RSI 55 · price 159.998
Grinding higher into psych ceiling, higher lows intact.
USD/JPY has ground higher since Monday's 159.36 open, pinned near the 160.00 psychological ceiling into the back half of the week as wide US-JPY rate spreads support the dollar against intervention fears and June BoJ hike chatter. Price is holding above EMA(20) with RSI(14) cycling in the low-to-mid 50s; two probes above 160.00 stalled near 160.09 before fading back. Higher lows from the 159.41 dip keep the structure constructive but the pair is compressing under the round number.
Support: 159.75, 159.41
Resistance: 160.00, 160.09
What it said to watch
US Nonfarm Payrolls Friday ~14h is the key external driver for this read
Sustained H1 close above 160.09 opens the path higher
Failure to hold 159.75 confirms a lower-low and breaks the week's higher-low sequence
Higher highs into 160 cap, consolidating at week highs.
USDJPY has ground higher since Monday's open near 159.34, holding above the EMA20 with pullbacks shallow into the NY session. The 160.00 psych level and 160.08 week high have capped the advance, producing rejection wicks as hawkish BoJ talk and intervention chatter pin price at the level. RSI(14) is cycling mid-range rather than confirming fresh upside, leaving the move stretched but not extreme.
Support: 159.75
Resistance: 160.00, 160.08
What it said to watch
Hourly close above 160.08 week high opens room beyond the psych level
Loss of the 159.75 swing low breaks the rising sequence of higher lows
US NFP Friday 12:30 UTC (~15h) could materially shift this read
21:02 UTC
Uptrend, grinding higher · RSI 58 · price 160.018
Higher lows since Monday, capped at 160.08.
USDJPY has ground higher since Monday's open near 159.34, posting a clean sequence of higher lows through the London-NY transitions and tagging a week high at 160.08 yesterday before a shallow pullback. Price is consolidating just under the round number with RSI(14) cycling around 55-60 on each pullback — momentum intact but compressing as the week closes out. Resistance at 160.08 has capped two attempts this week.
Support: 159.87, 159.75
Resistance: 160.08, 160.00
What it said to watch
H1 close above 160.08 opens path toward fresh week highs
Loss of 159.87 session low would break the higher-lows sequence
A close back under 159.75 swing low confirms a lower-high in place
20:00 UTC
Uptrend, grinding into 160 · RSI 58 · price 160.02
Ascending channel, range top retest.
USDJPY has climbed steadily from Monday's 159.26 open into the 160 psych handle, with each pullback through the week finding bids at higher lows. The Wednesday NY session printed the week high at 160.08 before fading; price is now retesting that zone with RSI(14) cycling in the 50–65 band rather than overextending. Scotiabank flagged intervention risk at 160 and that's the operative cap here.
Support: 159.87, 159.55, 159.26
Resistance: 160.08, 160.00
What it said to watch
H1 close above 160.08 confirms breakout of the week high
Failure at 160 psych with rejection back below 159.87 reopens the channel mid
Loss of 159.55 spike low breaks the ascending channel structure
MoF/BoJ intervention headlines a live risk while price hovers at 160
US NFP in next session could materially shift this read
Higher highs into 160 cap, intraday range tightening.
Price has ground higher all week from 159.20, accelerating through the NY session two days ago to tag 160.08 before sellers faded the figure. Since then USDJPY has carved a tight 159.75–160.05 range with RSI back to neutral, suggesting the 160 psych cap is being respected while intervention rhetoric does the rest. Holds above EMA20 keep the broader bid intact, but the inability to extend through the figure is the dominant feature of the last 24h.
Support: 159.74, 159.55
Resistance: 160.00, 160.08
What it said to watch
Hourly close above 160.08 invalidates the 160 rejection read
Loss of 159.74 swing low opens path back to 159.55 week low
Headlines on BoJ June hike or MoF intervention could materially shift this read
US jobs data referenced in news flow is the next major catalyst
18:01 UTC
Uptrend stalling near 160.00 · RSI 52 · price 159.978
Rising channel into resistance, multiple rejections at 160 round number.
USDJPY has ground higher from 159.20 at the start of the window to repeatedly test the 160.00 psych level, with the week high printing 160.08 before sellers stepped in. Two sharp wicks lower (down to 159.55 and 159.59) show supply capping each push into the figure, and price has since coiled in a tight 159.84–160.00 range with RSI flattening near 52 — bearish divergence against the earlier high. BoJ hike chatter and intervention talk around 160 are the obvious backdrop here.
Support: 159.75, 159.55
Resistance: 160.00, 160.08
What it said to watch
Hourly close above 160.08 invalidates the rejection read and opens the path higher
Loss of 159.75 session low shifts structure toward a lower-low into 159.55
US jobs data in the next sessions could materially shift this read
MoF/BoJ intervention risk elevated this close to 160 psych
Higher highs into 160 cap, rejection wicks building.
Steady grind higher since Monday's open near 159.25, with each NY session extending into the 160 handle before reversing — yesterday's print tagged 160.08 (week high) and was rejected back below the psych level. Price now coils just under 160.00 with RSI(14) flattening near 54 while highs hold, a bearish divergence into resistance. BoJ June-hike commentary and intervention chatter at 160 are the backdrop capping upside attempts.
Support: 159.75, 159.55, 159.45
Resistance: 160.00, 160.08
What it said to watch
H1 close above 160.08 week high invalidates the rejection read
Loss of 159.75 session low opens 159.55 spike low and 159.45 week low
US jobs data tomorrow could materially shift this read
Higher highs into 160 cap, shallow pullbacks holding.
Grind higher through the week from the 159.20 base, with the NY session push two days ago through 159.70 setting the tone and price now coiling just under the psych 160 cap. Two upside attempts have been rejected at the week high near 160.09, and RSI is making lower highs while price holds the range — a bearish divergence read while above EMA(20). Shallow pullbacks have respected 159.75 intraday, keeping the structure of higher lows intact for now.
Support: 159.75, 159.55
Resistance: 160.09
What it said to watch
Hourly close above 160.09 week high would extend the uptrend
Loss of 159.75 intraday low opens 159.55 swing low
BoJ June hike chatter and intervention risk near psych 160 could materially shift this read
US NFP tomorrow is the next macro catalyst for USD leg