iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) — Technical state
As of 2026-10-15 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
Trades -1.5% vs the 50-day and +4.7% vs the 200-day average, 4.6% below the 52-week high and +24.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.
Ranked #7 on today’s Directional Flow — country flow list (scan of 2026-10-15).
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day-2.1%
- vs 50-day-1.5%
- vs 200-day+4.7%
- 52-week band4.6% off the high · +24.6% off the low
- Streak2 consecutive down sessions
- 50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 1 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 19.5 · %D 31.7
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-15
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on EWJ?
Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -1.5% vs the 50-day and +4.7% vs the 200-day average, 4.6% below the 52-week high and +24.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-15; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is EWJ above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-10-15, iShares MSCI Japan ETF trades -1.5% below its 50-day and +4.7% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -2.1% away.
How far is EWJ from its 52-week high?
4.6% below the 52-week high and 24.6% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-15.
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Dailies
- Asia — Nikkei back near 70,000, Taiwan +2.4%; euro at a 17-month low, US futures slightly lower
- Jobs day — futures +0.3% before payrolls; Nike −8.7% after hours, Accenture holds +15.8%
- Markets — Nasdaq +1.5% before the open even as TLT breaks 78; Tokyo +3.3% on Micron's record quarter
- Bonds — TLT closes at a one-year low but holds 78; oil slides on a reserve release, Micron reports tonight
- Rates — the 30-year hits its highest since 2004; Oracle and Arm sold, Meta and Intel bought, Nasdaq ends flat
- AI Credit — Oracle invokes force majeure on a New Mexico data center; the 30-year hits 5.45%
- Rates — the 10-year closes at 5.11% and the 5-year hits 5%; Tokyo reopens higher, chip-equipment makers lead
- Yields — the 10-year is back above 5% on a hot PMI and a hawkish Fed; chips fall, software is bought