Japanese Yen Forex (FX:JPY) Seasonal Chart
The above chart represents the seasonality for Japanese Yen Forex (FX:JPY) for the past 20 years.
- Date range: January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2009
- Type: Forex – US (USD per JPY – the amount of USD that may be purchased by 1 JPY)
- Symbol: FX:JPY
Japanese Yen Forex (JPY) Seasonality
Analysis has revealed that with a buy date of February 22 and a sell date of January 23, investors have benefited from a total return of 56.78% over the last 10 years. This scenario has shown positive results in 6 of those periods.
Conversely, the best return over the maximum number of positive periods reveals a buy date of August 12 and a sell date of September 5, producing a total return over the same 10-year range of 14.73% with positive results in 10 of those periods.
The buy and hold return for the past 10 years was 9.83%.
**Results shown are compounded
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iPath JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN (Public, NYSE:JYN) – Info – The U.S. dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate is a foreign exchange spot rate that measures the relative values of two currencies, the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar. When the Japanese yen appreciates relative to the U.S. dollar, the U.S. dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate decreases, the JPY/USD exchange rate increases and the value of the Securities increases; when the Japanese yen depreciates relative to the U.S. dollar, the U.S. dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate increases, the JPY/USD exchange rate decreases and the value of the Securities decreases. The JPY/USD exchange rate is determined by dividing one by the U.S. dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate and truncating the quotient to ten decimal places. Expense Ratio: 0.40%
