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USDJPY at 157.750 in a 47 pip Asia range

The JPY au Jibun Bank Services PMI is due at 00:30 UTC, 29 minutes away

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 AM

USDJPY last traded at 157.750, inside an Asia session that has run 47 pips between 157.562 and 158.032. The nearest level above is the round number at 158.000, 25 pips away, then the prior day high at 158.222, 47.2 pips above. Below sit the session open at 157.704, 4.6 pips lower, and the round number at 157.000, 75 pips below.

The prior day ran 127.4 pips from 156.948 to 158.222 and closed at 157.834. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 126.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 67th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Six releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours, starting with the JPY au Jibun Bank Services PMI at 00:30 UTC with a forecast of 51.6. Past pmi_jpy releases moved USDJPY 9.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 16.80 in the first 60, in either direction. The USD Final Services PMI follows at 13:45 UTC, where pmi_usd releases moved the pair 13.00 pips in 15 minutes and 20.40 in 60.

Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a weekly change of -16542, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for USDJPY is from the Bank of Japan at 23:50 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.704, high 158.032, low 157.562, close 157.750: a range of 47 pips over 169 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, previous trading dayHigh 158.222, low 156.948, close 157.834 on 2026-10-02, a range of 127.4 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 126.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 67th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for USD and JPY6 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-06 00:00 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-03 00:00 UTC.
  6. USDJPY reaction to pmi_jpyOver 48 past releases USDJPY moved 9.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 16.80 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USD Final Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 58.7. Previous 58.7. From Forex Factory.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a change of -16542 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Sources of Changes in Current Account Balances (Projections for Oct.)Bank of Japan. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  10. JPY au Jibun Bank Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 00:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 51.6. Previous 51.6. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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