The USD/JPY climbed in the mid-North American session on Monday, up by 0.62%. The pair printed a 12-week peak of 150.52, as US Treasury bond yields rose as traders trimmed odds that the Federal Reserve would embark on an aggressive easing cycle. At the time of writing, the pair fluctuates at around 150.50
The USD/JPY began the week on the front foot and extended its gains past 150.00. Momentum remains bullish as depicted by the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which is at the brisk of clearing the latest higher peak.
If USD/JPY clears the 100-day moving average (DMA) confluence and the top of the Ichimoku Cloud (Kumo) at 150.78, this could sponsor a leg-up towards the 200-DMA at 151.34. If cleared, buyers would eye 152.00.
Conversely, a daily close below 150.00 would pave the way for a pullback, exposing the Tenkan-Sen at 149.27. Once surpassed, key support levels would be exposed, like 149.00, followed by the Senkou Span at 147.16, before testing the 50-DMA at 145.55.