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USDJPY at 156.974, Asia range 157.460 to 156.376

ADP Non-Farm Employment Change is the next release, at 12:15 UTC on 2026-09-30, 364 minutes away

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Sep 30, 2026, 6:10 AM

USDJPY last traded at 156.974, inside the Asia session range of 108.4 pips from 157.460 to 156.376. Above sit the prior day low at 156.980, 0.6 pips away, and the round number at 157.000, 2.6 pips away; below sits the prior week low at 156.578, 39.6 pips down.

New York closed at 157.286 after a range of 71.6 pips between 156.980 and 157.696, and the prior trading day covered 73.6 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 132.3 pips, and the latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

Eight releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the 24 hours to 2026-10-01 06:10 UTC. ADP Non-Farm Employment Change comes first at 12:15 UTC, forecast 73K against previous 38K; over 26 past releases of that family USDJPY moved 13.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 21.40 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts in the 2026-09-22 COT report, a change of -48377 on the week, the 2th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Our classifier grades the headlines for USDJPY at impact 2 of 3, among them "Fed Hawks Keep Inflation Pressure in Focus, but Williams Signals Patience".

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 156.974 at 2026-09-30 06:09 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.325, high 157.460, low 156.376, close 156.974: a range of 108.4 pips over 545 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. USDJPY reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 157.166, high 157.696, low 156.980, close 157.286: a range of 71.6 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 157.716, low 156.980, close 157.286 on 2026-09-29, a range of 73.6 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  6. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 132.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  7. Economic calendar for USD and JPY8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-01 06:10 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC.
  8. USD ADP Non-Farm Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-09-30 12:15 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 73K. Previous 38K. From Forex Factory.
  9. USDJPY reaction to adp_usdOver 26 past releases USDJPY moved 13.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 21.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week. That is the 2th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. Fed Hawks Keep Inflation Pressure in Focus, but Williams Signals PatienceAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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