USDJPY London briefing — 2026-08-14

BIAS BULLISH. D1 structure confirms upside bias despite H1/H4 EMA neutrality; RSI mid-range leaves room to run toward resistance. KEY LEVELS R: 159.5, 164.08805 | S: 159, 155.25118 NEWS 🔴 Retail Sales (MoM) USD – Fri 12:30 UTC 🔴 Retail Sales Control Group USD – Fri 12:30 UTC 🟡 Retail Sales (YoY) USD – Fri 12:30 UTC SESSION OUTLOOK High-impact US data arrives mid-London. Risk-on data could trigger 159.5 test; miss sends bears toward 159.

Key Levels

R: 159.500 · 164.088

S: 159.000 · 155.251