USDJPY New York briefing — 2026-08-27

BIAS BEARISH. H1 bullish EMA conflicts with H4 neutral and D1 neutral structure; RSI at 58.72 lacks conviction. Bearish bias holds on structure, but divergence warns caution. KEY LEVELS R: 159.78, 159.5 | S: 159, 157.55 NEWS 🟡 EIA Natural Gas Storage (14:30 UTC) 🟡 Kansas Fed Manufacturing (15:00 UTC) 🟡 4-Week Bill Auction (15:30 UTC) SESSION OUTLOOK Low-impact data unlikely to drive conviction. Watch 159.5 resistance; breaks below 159 open downside toward 157.55.

Key Levels

R: 159.500 · 159.782

S: 159.000 · 157.554