EQUITY TECHS: E-MINI S&P: (Z5) Bulls Remain In The Driver’s Seat

• +9,000 TYU5 111-24.5, buy through 111-24 post-time offer at 0859:52ET, DV01 $796,000.
• The 10Y contract trades 111-23 last (+4).

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• The uptick for US yields from session lows has provided a supportive backdrop for USDJPY, which has risen through the overnight highs to extend session gains to 0.4% in recent trade. As mentioned, the less constructive tone for major equity indices has been boosting the greenback to start the week.
• For USDJPY, spot remains shy of last Thursday’s post PPI highs, which come in at 147.96 and provide initial resistance. Above here, firm resistance to watch is at 148.52, the Aug 12 high, of which a breach would be viewed as a S/T bull signal.
• Overall, a bearish threat in USDJPY remains present, although support remains much further out at 145.86, the Jul 24 low. Clearance of this level would highlight a stronger reversal and strengthen the bearish engulfing signal from Aug 1.
• In Japan, national CPI data is scheduled this Friday, ahead of Chair Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole.