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USDJPY at 157.959, London range 39.0 pips

USD Final Services PMI is scheduled at 13:45 UTC, the next release on the calendar

USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 5, 2026, 9:55 AM

USDJPY last traded at 157.959, near the top of a London session that has run between 157.572 and 157.961, a range of 39.0 pips. The nearest level above is the round number 158.000, 4.1 pips away, then the Asia session high at 158.174, 21.5 pips above. Below sit the session open at 157.658, 30.1 pips down, and the Asia session low at 157.440, 51.9 pips below.

The Asia session ran from 157.704 to 158.174 and closed at 157.658, a range of 73.5 pips over 589 minutes. The previous trading day covered 127.4 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 126.9 pips, which the volatility reading places at the 67th percentile of the last 42 days, an ordinary day for this market.

The next release is the USD Final Services PMI at 13:45 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3, with forecast 58.7 and previous 58.7. USD ISM Services PMI follows at 14:00 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3, with forecast 55.1 and previous 55.4. Over 97 past pmi_usd releases, USDJPY moved 13.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 20.40 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a change of -16542 on the week, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for USDJPY is from FXStreet at 08:30 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3, on Dow Jones futures and Middle East tensions against Fed rate cut hopes.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 157.959 at 2026-10-05 09:54 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 157.704, high 158.174, low 157.440, close 157.658: a range of 73.5 pips over 589 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.222, low 156.948, close 157.834 on 2026-10-02, a range of 127.4 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 126.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 67th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Final Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 58.7. Previous 58.7. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD ISM Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 55.1. Previous 55.4. From Forex Factory.
  8. USDJPY reaction to pmi_usdOver 97 past releases USDJPY moved 13.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 20.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a change of -16542 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Dow Jones futures slip as Middle East tensions offset Fed rate cut hopesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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