USD/JPY ratio: 1.17
Trading Forecast: Bearish

USDJPY – Our contrarian forex trading strategies recently went 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 1.16 as nearly 54% of traders are long. Yesterday, the ratio was at 1.04 as 51% of open positions were long. In detail, long positions are 29.0% higher than yesterday and 40.3% stronger since last week. Short positions are 15.7% higher than yesterday and 61.6% stronger since last week. Open interest is 22.5% stronger than yesterday and 6.9% above its monthly average. The SSI is a contrarian indicator and signals more USDJPY losses.