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USDJPY holds 158.078 after a 32.5 pip Asia range

US Michigan sentiment and inflation expectations land at 14:00 UTC, the next scheduled release

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 12:10 AM

USDJPY last traded at 158.078, inside an Asia session that has run 32.5 pips from 157.800 to 158.124 since the 157.847 open. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 158.371, 29.3 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number at 158.000, 7.8 pips under the last price.

New York closed at 157.886 after a range of 85.7 pips, from 158.371 down to 157.514. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 106.1 pips, and the latest day sits at the 34th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The next scheduled release is USD Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment at 14:00 UTC, with USD Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations and USD Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations at the same time. Over 74 past sentiment releases USDJPY moved 11.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.80 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a change of -16542 on the week, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for USDJPY include the FXStreet report on the Mexican Peso at 18:45 UTC and the FXStreet report on Fed's Musalem at 17:57 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.847, high 158.124, low 157.800, close 158.078: a range of 32.5 pips over 176 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 158.278, high 158.371, low 157.514, close 157.886: a range of 85.7 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 106.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 34th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Prelim UoM Consumer SentimentScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 47.5. Previous 47.8. From Forex Factory.
  6. USDJPY reaction to sentiment_usdOver 74 past releases USDJPY moved 11.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.80 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. 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.
  8. Mexican Peso dives on solid US data, despite high inflationFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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