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USDJPY at 156.739, 10.2 pips of Asia range so far

Japan CPI lands at 23:30 UTC, 59 minutes away, with two releases at impact 2 of 3

USDJPY · Asia session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 10:30 PM

USDJPY last printed 156.739, inside an Asia session that has run 10.2 pips between 156.716 and 156.818 since the 156.786 open. The nearest levels are the previous session low at 156.752, 1.3 pips above, and the prior day low at 156.688, 5.1 pips below. The round number at 157.000 sits 26.1 pips above.

New York ran 60.7 pips between 157.358 and 156.752 and closed at 156.772, and the prior day covered 156.4 pips from 158.252 down to 156.688. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 79.8 pips, and the latest day sits at the 84th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

National Core CPI y/y is scheduled at 23:30 UTC with a forecast of 2.1% against a previous 1.7%, alongside CPI excl. Food and Energy y/y at 1.8% against 1.9%. Over 70 past cpi_jpy releases USDJPY moved 7.87 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.23 in the first 60, in either direction. Later, Flash Manufacturing PMI and Flash Services PMI are due at 13:45 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week and the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this pair is the Japan CPI preview from investingLive at 20:22 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 156.786, high 156.818, low 156.716, close 156.739: a range of 10.2 pips over 85 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 157.014, high 157.358, low 156.752, close 156.772: a range of 60.7 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 79.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 84th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. JPY CPI excl. Food and Energy y/yScheduled 2026-10-22 23:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.8%. Previous 1.9%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. USDJPY reaction to cpi_jpyOver 70 past releases USDJPY moved 7.87 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.23 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USD Flash Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-23 13:45 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 55.4. Previous 57.0. From Forex Factory.
  8. 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.
  9. Japan CPI preview: core seen at 2.1%, topping BoJ target for first time since DecemberinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  10. JPY National Core CPI y/yScheduled 2026-10-22 23:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 2.1%. Previous 1.7%. From Forex Factory.

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