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USDJPY at 157.952, London range 56.8 pips

US Existing Home Sales is due at 14:00 UTC, the next release on our calendar

USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 13, 2026, 9:10 AM

USDJPY last traded at 157.952, inside a London session that has run 56.8 pips between 157.830 and 158.398. The nearest level above is the round number 158.000, 4.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the prior day low at 158.078, 12.6 pips away.

Asia closed at 158.195 after a 57.2 pip range between 158.114 and 158.686. The prior trading day ran 67.6 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 102.1 pips, and the latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

US Existing Home Sales is scheduled for 14:00 UTC at impact 3 of 3, with a forecast of 3.95M and a previous of 3.98M. Over 115 past releases of that family, USDJPY moved 8.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.20 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 62325 contracts, a change of 6885 on the week, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this instrument, graded impact 2 of 3, is from FXStreet at 08:04 UTC on intervention risk limiting further yen depreciation.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 158.194, high 158.398, low 157.830, close 157.952: a range of 56.8 pips over 130 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 158.615, high 158.686, low 158.114, close 158.195: a range of 57.2 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 102.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Existing Home SalesScheduled 2026-10-13 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.95M. Previous 3.98M. From Forex Factory.
  6. USDJPY reaction to housing_usdOver 115 past releases USDJPY moved 8.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.20 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 62325 contracts, a change of 6885 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Japanese Yen: Intervention risks limit further depreciation - OCBCFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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