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USDJPY at 158.303 in a 32.0 pip London range

The next scheduled release is USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3

USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 8:40 AM

USDJPY last traded 158.303, inside a London session range of 158.136 to 158.456, 32.0 pips wide over 100 minutes. Above it, the previous Asia session high is at 158.403, 10 pips away, and the round number 159.000 is 69.7 pips above. Below it, the session open at 158.154 is 14.9 pips down and the round number 158.000 is 30.3 pips below

The Asia session traded 157.395 to 158.403 and closed at 158.154, a range of 108.2 pips over 595 minutes. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 130.7 pips, and the latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, an ordinary day for this market

Eight releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the next 24 hours, starting with USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC, forecast 201K against a previous 197K. Over 97 past jobless claims releases USDJPY moved 14.92 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 19.44 in the first 60, in either direction. USD Final Manufacturing PMI follows at 13:45 UTC, and over 95 past pmi_usd releases the pair moved 13.03 pips in 15 minutes and 20.31 in 60

Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded highest for USDJPY are Personal Income and Outlays and the GDP third estimate, both from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis at impact 3 of 3

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 158.303 at 2026-10-01 08:39 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 158.154, high 158.456, low 158.136, close 158.303: a range of 32.0 pips over 100 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. USDJPY reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.395, high 158.403, low 157.321, close 158.154: a range of 108.2 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 130.7 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.
  6. Economic calendar for USD and JPY8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-02 08:40 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC.
  7. USDJPY reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases USDJPY moved 14.92 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 19.44 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USDJPY reaction to pmi_usdOver 95 past releases USDJPY moved 13.03 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 20.31 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week. That is the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  11. GDP, (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 2nd Quarter 2026; State PCE, 2025U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  12. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 197K. From Forex Factory.

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