USD/JPY struggling to move back above 101.00 handle

The USD/JPY pair recovered its early lost ground and jumped to session high on comments from BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda that the central bank is ready to act and could deepen negative rates, or do more QE, if needed. 

The pair, however, faded the bullish spike, retracing quickly into negative territory to currently trade around 100.85-80 band as the prevalent weakness in Asian equities was seen supporting the safe-haven appeal of the Japanese Yen. Moreover, market participants seemed convinced that the central bank is rapidly running out of ammunition for further monetary stimulus, thus capping any recovery for the major. 

Later during NA session, traders will confront the release of new home sales data from the US and would also be awaiting the first US Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump later on Monday.

Technical levels to watch

On a sustained move above 101.00 handle, the pair is likely to extend its recovery towards 101.35-40 resistance above which the recovery trend could get extended towards 101.85 resistance. On the flip side, weakness below session low support near 100.70 region is likely to accelerate the downslide to 100.30 support area, which if broken might turn the pair vulnerable to break through 100.00 psychological mark and head towards August monthly lows support near 99.65-60 region.