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USDJPY at 157.988, Asia range 12.4 pips

JPY Current Account is due at 23:50 UTC, 79 minutes away

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Oct 7, 2026, 10:30 PM

USDJPY last traded at 157.988, inside an Asia session that has run 12.4 pips between 157.978 and 158.101. The nearest level above is the round number at 158.000, 1.2 pips away, then the session open at 158.060, 7.2 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 157.899, 8.9 pips down, and the prior day low at 157.850, 13.8 pips down.

New York ran 50.2 pips between 157.899 and 158.402, closing at 158.078. The prior trading day covered 66.1 pips from 157.850 to 158.512. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 115.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The next release is JPY Current Account at 23:50 UTC, 79 minutes away, with a forecast of ¥4482.2 B against a previous ¥2988.9 B. Over 48 past releases of this family, USDJPY moved 8.98 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 13.05 in the first 60, in either direction. Later, USD Initial Jobless Claims at 12:30 UTC carries impact 3 of 3.

Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a weekly change of -16542, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among headlines graded for USDJPY, the FOMC minutes published at 18:00 UTC and the New York Fed inflation expectations item at 15:02 UTC both carry impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 158.060, high 158.101, low 157.978, close 157.988: a range of 12.4 pips over 86 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 158.198, high 158.402, low 157.899, close 158.078: a range of 50.2 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.512, low 157.850, close 158.078 on 2026-10-07, a range of 66.1 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 115.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. JPY Current Account n.s.a.Scheduled 2026-10-07 23:50 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast ¥​4482.2 B. Previous ¥​2988.9 B. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USDJPY reaction to trade_balance_jpyOver 48 past releases USDJPY moved 8.98 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 13.05 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Initial Jobless ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-08 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 190 K. Previous 197 K. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. 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.
  10. Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026Federal Reserve. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  11. New York Fed inflation expectations: One year inflation expectations hit the highest since 2023investingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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