USD/JPY ratio: 1.24
Trading Forecast: Bearish

USDJPY – Our contrarian forex trading strategies remain short the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen, as forex sentiment highlights risks of further USD/JPY weakness. The ratio of long to short positions in the USDJPY stands at 1.24 as nearly 55% of traders are long. Yesterday, the ratio was at 1.00 as 50% of open positions were long. In detail, long positions are 27.6% higher than yesterday and 49.2% stronger since last week. Short positions are 3.3% higher than yesterday and 6.1% stronger since last week. Open interest is 15.5% stronger than yesterday and 26.2% above its monthly average. The SSI is a contrarian indicator and signals more USDJPY losses. Such analysis lines up nicely with Forex Futures data, which shows that the USD/JPY may decline through the medium term.