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USDJPY at 157.423 inside a 12.4 pip Asia range

The next scheduled risk is a cluster of JPY releases at 23:50 UTC, 49 minutes away

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Sep 30, 2026, 11:00 PM

USDJPY trades at 157.423 inside an Asia session range of 12.4 pips, between 157.321 and 157.445. Above, the previous day high at 157.544 is 12.1 pips away; below, the session open at 157.395 is 2.8 pips away, and the round number 157.000 is 42.3 pips away.

New York closed at 157.413 after a range of 89.3 pips between 156.650 and 157.544. The prior trading day covered 116.7 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 130.7 pips, the 60th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, an ordinary day for this market.

The next scheduled risk is a cluster of JPY releases at 23:50 UTC, 49 minutes away, including BoJ Tankan Large All Industry Capex, forecast 13.8% against a previous 11.5%. Across 25 past sentiment_jpy releases USDJPY moved 9.50 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.10 in the first 60. Later, USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3, follows 98 releases that moved USDJPY 14.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 19.80 in the first 60.

Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a weekly change of -48377, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for USDJPY are the Personal Income and Outlays release at 12:31 UTC and a GDP release at 12:30 UTC, both impact 3 of 3, and the Fed's Cook comment on inflation at 20:20:14 UTC, impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.395, high 157.445, low 157.321, close 157.423: a range of 12.4 pips over 116 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. USDJPY reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 157.030, high 157.544, low 156.650, close 157.413: a range of 89.3 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 157.544, low 156.376, close 157.413 on 2026-09-30, a range of 116.7 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 130.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. JPY BoJ Tankan Large All Industry CapexScheduled 2026-09-30 23:50 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 13.8%. Previous 11.5%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USDJPY reaction to sentiment_jpyOver 25 past releases USDJPY moved 9.50 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USDJPY reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 98 past releases USDJPY moved 14.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 19.80 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week. That is the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  11. Fed’s Cook says inflation has stayed too high for too longFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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