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USDJPY holds 158.338 in a 13.0 pip Asia range

US CPI lands at 12:30 UTC, and past cpi_usd releases moved USDJPY 12.68 pips on average in the first 15 minutes

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Oct 13, 2026, 10:35 PM

USDJPY last traded at 158.338, inside an Asia session that has run 13.0 pips between 158.268 and 158.398 over 91 minutes. The nearest level above is the session open at 158.359, 2.1 pips away, then the previous session high at 158.469, 13.1 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 158.104, 23.4 pips down, and the round number at 158.000, 33.8 pips below.

New York closed at 158.332 after trading 36.5 pips between 158.104 and 158.469. The prior trading day ran 85.5 pips from 157.830 to 158.686. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 100.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 36th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The next release is BoJ L Money Stock y/y at 23:50 UTC, forecast 4.2% against a previous 4.4%. US CPI follows at 12:30 UTC with CPI y/y forecast 3.6% and previous 3.4%. Over 67 past cpi_usd releases USDJPY moved 12.68 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 18.21 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 62325 contracts, a change of 6885 on the week, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for USDJPY is the investingLive Americas FX news wrap from 21:19 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 158.359, high 158.398, low 158.268, close 158.338: a range of 13.0 pips over 91 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 158.156, high 158.469, low 158.104, close 158.332: a range of 36.5 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.686, low 157.830, close 158.332 on 2026-10-13, a range of 85.5 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 100.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 36th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. JPY BoJ L Money Stock y/yScheduled 2026-10-13 23:50 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 4.2%. Previous 4.4%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD CPI y/yScheduled 2026-10-14 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.6%. Previous 3.4%. From Forex Factory.
  8. USDJPY reaction to cpi_usdOver 67 past releases USDJPY moved 12.68 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 18.21 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 62325 contracts, a change of 6885 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. investingLive Americas FX news wrap 13 Oct: Dollar retreats as traders await CPI; oil rises and stocks slipinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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