USD/JPY ratio: 1.37
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 1.39 as nearly 58% of traders are long. Yesterday, the ratio was at -1.14 as 53% of open positions were short. In detail, long positions are 29.7% higher than yesterday and 26.3% stronger since last week. Short positions are 17.9% lower than yesterday and 6.6% weaker since last week. Open interest is 4.4% stronger than yesterday and 0.8% below its monthly average. The SSI is a contrarian indicator and signals more USDJPY losses.