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USDJPY holds 158.281 near the top of a 15.8 pip Asia range

The 20-Year Bond Auction at 17:00 UTC is the next scheduled USD event

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 12:05 AM

USDJPY last traded at 158.281, inside an Asia session that has run between 158.155 and 158.313, a range of 15.8 pips. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 158.270, 1.1 pips away, then the prior day high at 158.603, 32.2 pips above. Below sit the session open at 158.170, 11.1 pips down, and the round number at 158.000, 28.1 pips down.

The previous New York session ran 44.3 pips between 157.826 and 158.270 and closed at 158.170. The prior trading day covered 77.6 pips, from 157.826 to 158.603. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 82.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The 20-Year Bond Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC, and the EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change at 14:30 UTC. Over 437 past auction_usd releases USDJPY moved 5.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week, the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. FXStreet's piece on Japan's inflation figures being next for the Yen was published at 2026-10-20 23:25 UTC and graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 158.170, high 158.313, low 158.155, close 158.281: a range of 15.8 pips over 180 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 158.148, high 158.270, low 157.826, close 158.170: a range of 44.3 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.603, low 157.826, close 158.170 on 2026-10-20, a range of 77.6 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 82.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USDJPY reaction to auction_usdOver 437 past releases USDJPY moved 5.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. Economic calendar for USD and JPY6 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 00:05 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  9. 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.
  10. Japan’s inflation figures are next for a Yen stuck near 158.00FXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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