USD/JPY ratio: 2.21
Trading Forecast: Bearish

USDJPY – Our contrarian forex trading strategies have sold into USD/JPY weakness, as 2 of 6 trading systems remain short through recent price action. The ratio of long to short positions in the USDJPY stands at an impressive 2.21 as nearly 69% of traders are long. Yesterday, the ratio was at 2.19 as approximately 69% of open positions were long. In detail, long positions are 3.2% higher than yesterday and 13.4% weaker since last week. Short positions are 2.1% higher than yesterday and 21.4% weaker since last week. As long as forex crowds remain excessively long the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen, we forecast further currency pair losses.