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USDJPY at 158.400, the prior day high 0.4 pips above

USD Unemployment Claims, impact 3 of 3, is scheduled at 12:30 UTC, 329 minutes away

USDJPY · London session · Published Sep 24, 2026, 7:00 AM

USDJPY last is 158.400. The closest level above is the prior day high at 158.404, 0.4 pips higher, with the previous session high 8.8 pips above at 158.488; the round 158.000 sits 40 pips below.

The Asia session ran 69.1 pips, from 157.798 to 158.488, and closed at 158.440. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 138.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 43 days, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Unemployment Claims is forecast at 201K against a previous 196K, part of 6 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-09-25 07:00 UTC. Over 52 past releases of that family USDJPY moved 12.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 17.10 in the first 60, in either direction. New Home Sales follows at 14:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 120359 contracts, a change of 109563 on the week. The report is dated 2026-09-15 and the net position is the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 158.400 at 2026-09-24 07:00 UTC, from our own 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, Asia sessionOpen 158.313, high 158.488, low 157.798, close 158.440: a range of 69.1 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 138.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-09-24 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 196K. From Forex Factory.
  6. USDJPY reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 52 past releases USDJPY moved 12.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 17.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USD New Home SalesScheduled 2026-09-24 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 615K. Previous 607K. From Forex Factory.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 120359 contracts, a change of 109563 on the week. That is the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

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