NZDJPY Analysis

Introduction

The NZD/JPY is another cross-currency pair that reflects both risk sentiment and global commodity prices. The New Zealand Dollar’s correlation with global commodity exports makes it sensitive to market cycles, while the Japanese Yen’s safe-haven status means it appreciates during risk-off periods. This pair moves in response to global risk appetite and economic data from New Zealand and Japan.

Fundamentals and Interest Rates

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy is Dovish with the (RBNZ) current Interest rate 2.25%. Latest change was Nov 26, 2025 (-25bp)%.
On that side the Bank of Japan policy is Hawkish and (BOJ) has set its interest rate to 0.75% by latest change, Dec 19, 2025 (25bp).
(RBNZ) Higher interest rates generally lead to higher returns on investments denominated in NZD. This tends to attract foreign capital into NZD assets.

Based on the economic and macro fundamental data, The Fundamental Bias of NZD is -- Neutral and for the JPY is -- Neutral.
Ziwox considering Neutral bias for this asset and we predict side movement in the long-term.
Our Ziwox A, mid-term Fundamental Score for NZD is 2. and Fundamental Score for JPY is -8. So, base on the Fundamental Score, we predict mid-term upside price movement.

Market Overview & Performance

In the current trading session, "London & New York", Market risk sentiment is Mix. The Australian dollar and EUR recorded the strongest performance, while the United States Dollar and Canadian Dollar are weakest so far.

Currencies performance vs US dollar "USD"
Gold "XAU", recorded a 0.37% increase against us dollar.
Euro "EUR", performance has been 0.39% up so far
Pond "GBP", performance has been 0.34% up as of now
Australian dollar "AUD", has risen by 0.71%
New Zealand dollar "NZD", has risen by 0.25%
Japanese YEN "JPY", experienced 0.22% rise
Swiss franc "CHF", experienced 0.3% rise so far
Canadian dollar "CAD", has gained 0.01%

Market Sentiment and Positioning

NZD COT (Commitments of Traders):

Institutions Net Position on >Newseeland Dollar is -37111 included 10944 long, 48055 short and -2777 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bearish view on this asset and sold NZD for lower prices in long-term.
Last week -2777 repositioning Indicates more sell positions and price pressure in short-term.

JPY COT (Commitments of Traders):

Institutions Net Position on >Japanese Yen is -41387 included 119411 long, 160798 short and -24812 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bearish view on this asset and sold JPY for lower prices in long-term.
Last week -24812 repositioning Indicates more sell positions and price pressure in short-term.

Retail Traders:

Crowd traders or Retail traders are bullish on the NZDJPY with 86% 14% ratio. 0 long pos and 0 short position.
We generally adopt a contrarian approach towards crowd sentiment and we give probability NZDJPY prices may decrease.

Technical Levels and Support/Resistance

The NZDJPY pair is approaching a critical technical support level near 91.827.
Technical trend is Sell, So If the pair continues to weaken, this support could become a significant area to watch for potential reversal or consolidation.
On the upside, there is key resistance near 93.868. Technically, If the pair continues to the upside, this resistance level could become a significant area to watch for sell entery potential.