fxmind
Try free

All briefs

USDJPY holds 157.920 after a 32 pip Asia range

The next scheduled release is the JPY Tertiary Industry Activity Index m/m at 04:30 UTC

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Oct 18, 2026, 10:55 PM

USDJPY last traded at 157.920, inside an Asia session that has run between 157.787 and 158.107, a range of 32 pips over 111 minutes. The nearest level above is the round number at 158.000, 8 pips away, then the prior day high at 158.342, 42.2 pips above. Below sit the prior day low at 157.693, 22.7 pips down, and the prior week low at 157.546, 37.4 pips down.

The previous trading day closed at 158.008 after a range of 64.8 pips between 157.693 and 158.342. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 84.4 pips, and the latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The JPY Tertiary Industry Activity Index m/m is scheduled for 2026-10-19 04:30 UTC, with a forecast of -0.1% against a previous 0.4%. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-17 00:00 UTC and lists 1 scheduled release of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-19 22:55 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week, the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The two headlines graded for USDJPY, on New Zealand services and on US-EU spectrum talks, both carry impact 1 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.968, high 158.107, low 157.787, close 157.920: a range of 32 pips over 111 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 158.342, low 157.693, close 158.008 on 2026-10-16, a range of 64.8 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 84.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. JPY Tertiary Industry Activity Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-19 04:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -0.1%. Previous 0.4%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. Economic calendar for USD and JPY1 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-19 22:55 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-17 00:00 UTC.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week. That is the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. New Zealand services sector grows for four months straight as PSI holds at 50.9investingLive. Graded impact 1 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

Written once by FxMind's desk from our own market data, the same text every reader sees.

Context on the market, not a trade recommendation. The decision is the trader's.