USD/JPY Forecast: Energy overtakes rates as bearish signal emerges.USD/JPY was given every reason to continue rallying on Wednesday but couldn't: hot US economic data again dismissing fears about a growth slowdown seen late last week, another curtailment in Fed rate cut pricing this year, and a sharp recovery in risk appetite. Instead, it bucked the traditional playbook, delivering a bearish reversal signal on the daily timeframe, strengthened by the fact it arrived after the pair traded at fresh multi-week highs.