Technical Analysis: USD/JPY consolidates near multi-decade high amid slightly overbought RSI

From a technical perspective, the range-bound price action witnessed over the past week or so might still be categorized as a bullish consolidation phase against the backdrop of the recent rally from the March low. That said, oscillators on the daily chart are flashing overbought conditions and capping the upside for the USD/JPY pair. Nevertheless, the setup suggests that the path of least resistance for spot prices is to the upside, and any meaningful corrective pullback might still be seen as a buying opportunity near the 154.30 area. This should help limit the downside near the 154.00 mark, which, if broken, might expose Friday's swing low, around the 153.60-153.55 region. Some follow-through selling has the potential to drag the pair further towards the 153.30-153.25 intermediate support en route to the 153.00 round figure. 

On the flip side, the multi-decade high, around the 154.75-154.80 region touched last week, could act as an immediate hurdle ahead of the 155.00 psychological mark. A sustained strength beyond the latter will confirm a fresh breakout through the short-term trading range and set the stage for an extension of a well-established appreciating trend