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USDJPY at 157.602, London range 45.0 pips

US Non-Farm Employment Change is scheduled at 12:30 UTC, 239 minutes away

USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM

USDJPY last traded at 157.602, inside a London session that has run 45.0 pips between 157.473 and 157.924. The nearest level above is the session open at 157.828, 22.6 pips away, then the round number at 158.000, 39.8 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 157.538, 6.4 pips down, and the prior day low at 157.230, 37.2 pips down.

Asia traded 68.4 pips between 157.538 and 158.222 and closed at 157.828. The prior trading day covered 122.6 pips, from 157.230 to 158.456. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 129.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 64th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Eight releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours, starting with US Non-Farm Employment Change at 12:30 UTC, forecast 89K against a previous 162K. Over 22 past releases of that family USDJPY moved 37.02 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 47.46 in the first 60, in either direction. US Factory Orders m/m follows at 14:00 UTC, forecast 0.1% against a previous 0.9%.

Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The Bank of Japan headline on Average Contract Interest Rates on Loans and Discounts is graded impact 3 of 3 for USDJPY.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 157.828, high 157.924, low 157.473, close 157.602: a range of 45.0 pips over 91 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 158.172, high 158.222, low 157.538, close 157.828: a range of 68.4 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.456, low 157.230, close 158.077 on 2026-10-01, a range of 122.6 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 129.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 64th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Non-Farm Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 89K. Previous 162K. From Forex Factory.
  7. USDJPY reaction to nfp_usdOver 22 past releases USDJPY moved 37.02 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 47.46 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Factory Orders m/mScheduled 2026-10-02 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.1%. Previous 0.9%. From Forex Factory.
  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. Average Contract Interest Rates on Loans and Discounts (Aug.)Bank of Japan. Graded impact 3 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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