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USDJPY at 157.968, London range 24.4 pips

US Export and Import Price Index m/m are due at 12:30 UTC, the next releases on the calendar

USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 16, 2026, 8:35 AM

USDJPY last traded at 157.968, inside a London session that has run 24.4 pips between 157.838 and 158.082. The nearest level above is the round number at 158.000, 3.2 pips away, then the Asia session high at 158.186, 21.8 pips above. Below sit the session open at 157.924, 4.4 pips down, and the Asia session low at 157.798, 17 pips below.

The Asia session ran 38.9 pips between 157.798 and 158.186 and closed at 157.925. The prior trading day covered 80.6 pips, from 157.546 to 158.352. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 89.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 32nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The next scheduled releases are US Export Price Index m/m and Import Price Index m/m at 12:30 UTC, 234 minutes away. US Industrial Production m/m and Fed Industrial Production y/y follow at 13:15 UTC. Over 47 past industrial production releases USDJPY moved 8.33 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.96 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 CFTC JPY Non-Commercial Net Positions release is scheduled at 19:30 UTC. Among headlines graded for USDJPY, FXStreet ran a Euro consolidation note at 08:05 UTC and an Euro versus Canadian Dollar piece at 07:57 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 157.924, high 158.082, low 157.838, close 157.968: a range of 24.4 pips over 95 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 157.984, high 158.186, low 157.798, close 157.925: a range of 38.9 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.352, low 157.546, close 157.992 on 2026-10-15, a range of 80.6 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 89.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 32nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Import Price Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-16 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.4%. Previous 0.7%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD Industrial Production m/mScheduled 2026-10-16 13:15 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.4%. Previous 0.0%. From Forex Factory.
  8. USDJPY reaction to industrial_production_usdOver 47 past releases USDJPY moved 8.33 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.96 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. 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.
  10. JPY CFTC JPY Non-Commercial Net PositionsScheduled 2026-10-16 19:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 62.3 K. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  11. Euro: Consolidation potential against US Dollar on CPI – INGFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  12. USD Export Price Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-16 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 3.1%. Previous 0.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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