USD/JPY AI Live Scan, 1-hour chart, Sunday, 14 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
Rolling over, below 160.00 · RSI 38 · price 159.913
Weekend gap down out of last week's range.
USDJPY gapped lower into the new week's open, slipping below the 160.00 psych line that capped most of last week's range. Price now sits under both EMA20 and EMA50 with RSI(14) near 38 after the 160.59 cycle high faded mid-week. The 159.54 week low is the next reference below the current 159.79 session low.
Support: 159.79, 159.54
Resistance: 160.00, 160.59
What it said to watch
BoJ rate decision Tue 03:00 UTC could materially shift this read
Reclaim and H1 close back above 160.00 psych would neutralise the gap-down break
Failure to hold 159.79 session low exposes the 159.54 week low
23:01 UTC
Range broken lower into the close · RSI 42 · price 159.913
Week-long range, late breakdown below 160.00.
USDJPY spent most of the week pinned in a 159.54–160.59 range as broad JPY weakness met intervention warnings into next week's BoJ decision. Thin late-week trade gapped lower and pushed price under the 160.00 psych line, with the close at 159.91 sitting below both EMA(20) and EMA(50) for the first time this week. RSI(14) has cooled to the low 40s as the range top at 160.59 capped repeated attempts.
Support: 159.79, 159.54
Resistance: 160.00, 160.59
What it said to watch
BoJ rate decision Tue Jun 16 03:00 UTC could materially shift this read
Sustained trade back above 160.00 puts the range read back in play
Failure to hold 159.79 opens the path toward the 159.54 week low
160.00 remains the authorities' tolerable-weakness line — area to watch for rejection
22:01 UTC
Week range, gapped lower · RSI 39 · price 159.801
Gapped below week range, under EMAs.
USDJPY spent the week ranging 159.54–160.69 and largely holding above the 160.00 psych line, before gapping lower into the new-week open near 159.80. The gap places price below both EMA(20) and EMA(50) with RSI(14) rolling into the high-30s, breaking the prior-week range to the downside. The 160.00 area that capped trade all week now sits overhead as resistance.
Support: 159.79, 159.541
Resistance: 160.00, 160.69
What it said to watch
H1 close back above 160.00 neutralises the gap-down read
Loss of 159.54 week low confirms fresh downside
BoJ rate decision Tue 03:00 UTC is the pivotal catalyst and could reset this read
22:01 UTC
Range turning lower · RSI 36 · price 159.801
Week-long range losing 160.00 floor.
USDJPY spent the week boxed between 159.54 and 160.59, with repeated supply capping near the range top and demand stepping in on dips toward the mid-159s. The new session has opened with a slide through the 160.00 psych line down to 159.80, the first sustained break of the range floor as RSI(14) rolled over into the mid-30s. The pair sits below both EMA20 and EMA50 for the first time this week, ahead of Tuesday's BoJ decision.
Support: 159.54, 159.40
Resistance: 160.00, 160.59
What it said to watch
BoJ rate decision Jun 16 03:00 UTC is the dominant catalyst for the next sessions
Reclaim of 160.00 would negate the downside break and restore the range
Failure to hold 159.54 confirms a lower-low and opens the 159.40 range floor
USDJPY has been confined to a 159.54–160.69 band all week, with a mid-week NY-session flush to 159.54 fully bought back into the 160.30s. Price now sits near 160.20, just below EMA20 and EMA50 with RSI(14) cycling around the midline as the recovery loses momentum. Yen weakness has persisted near intervention levels into Tuesday's BoJ decision, which is the week's pivotal catalyst.
Support: 160.09, 160.00, 159.54
Resistance: 160.34, 160.59
What it said to watch
BoJ rate decision Tue could materially shift this read
Consolidation under week high after spike-low recovery.
USDJPY has chopped within roughly 160.00-160.59 since Monday's open, with the dominant move a sharp NY-session flush to 159.54 that was fully reversed within hours — a false break of the range lows. Price has since coiled back to the 160.20 area, pinned around EMA20 with RSI(14) hovering near 47 and no momentum edge. The week's broad JPY weakness sits into a fully-priced BoJ hike, so the chart is in wait-and-see mode ahead of that decision.
Support: 160.00, 159.79, 159.54
Resistance: 160.59
What it said to watch
BoJ rate decision Tue 03:00 UTC plus presser 06:30 UTC is the pivotal catalyst for this read
Sustained trade above 160.00 keeps the recent range intact; a clean break of 160.59 opens the 160.69 cycle high
Failure to hold 160.00 reopens the 159.79-159.54 spike-low zone