Japan Strikes Back: Yen Is No Longer a Toy for Speculators

![Иллюстрация к посту](/blog/image/5262) Japan Strikes Back: Yen Is No Longer a Toy for Speculators May 2026 will go down in the history of the currency market as the month when the Bank of Japan stopped playing nice. Instead of one-off "scare interventions" — regular strikes against short positions. Instead of warnings — actions even on holidays. What is really happening? USD/JPY has turned into a minefield. Tokyo authorities are conducting repeated operations to buy the yen, taking down speculators who got used to the "sacred cow" — the interest rate differential between Japan and the US. Now, anyone holding a short position on the yen risks waking up with a loss of several figures. Why does this matter to you? 1. Volatility during Asian sessions has surged sharply — stop-losses are being triggered en masse 2. If the Bank of Japan continues in the same vein, USD/JPY could drop below 140 within days 3. Paradox: interventions work only until the market gets used to them. And getting used to it is a matter of weeks My assessment: Tokyo's current tactic is buying time. Fundamentally, the yen remains weak until the Fed starts a rate-cutting cycle. But on a short horizon (1-2 weeks), shorting USD/JPY is suicide. Better to look at cross rates: EUR/JPY gives a cleaner picture without direct intervention pressure. Market overview: — AAPL: $308.82 (+1.26%) — tech giants continue their rally — EUR/USD: data temporarily unavailable due to API limits, but the European session shows anticipation ahead of inflation data Watch the risks. Japan has shown it is ready to strike — and strike hard. #forex #USDJPY #BankOfJapan #trading #analytics

Japan Strikes Back: Yen Is No Longer a Toy for Speculators

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