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USDJPY 157.012, London range 156.652 to 157.084

ADP Non-Farm Employment Change is scheduled for 12:15 UTC, the first of 8 releases of impact 2 or 3 in 24 hours

USDJPY · London session · Published Sep 30, 2026, 9:20 AM

USDJPY last trades at 157.012, inside a London session that has run 43.2 pips between 156.652 and 157.084. The nearest level above is the prior session high at 157.460, 44.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number 157.000, 1.2 pips under the last price.

Asia closed at 156.843 after opening at 157.325 and ranging 108.4 pips between 156.376 and 157.460 over 595 minutes. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 132.3 pips, and the latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The next release is ADP Non-Farm Employment Change at 12:15 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 73K against a previous 38K. Over 26 past releases USDJPY moved 13.58 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 21.42 in the first 60, in either direction. Final GDP q/q and Core PCE Price Index y/y follow at 12:30 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-09-22, a weekly change of -48377 and the 2.00 percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headlines for USDJPY are graded impact 2 of 3, led by Dow Jones futures advancing as Fed rate hike expectations cool.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 156.843, high 157.084, low 156.652, close 157.012: a range of 43.2 pips over 141 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, Asia sessionOpen 157.325, high 157.460, low 156.376, close 156.843: a range of 108.4 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 132.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD ADP Non-Farm Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-09-30 12:15 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 73K. Previous 38K. From Forex Factory.
  6. USDJPY reaction to adp_usdOver 26 past releases USDJPY moved 13.58 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 21.42 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USD Core PCE Price Index y/yScheduled 2026-09-30 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.3%. Previous 3.3%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week. That is the 2th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Dow Jones futures advance as Fed rate hike expectations coolFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  10. Economic calendar for USD and JPY8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-01 09:20 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC.

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