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USDJPY at 158.149 near the top of a 30.2 pip London range

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USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 8:30 AM

USDJPY last traded at 158.149, inside a London session that has run 30.2 pips from 157.880 to 158.182 over 91 minutes. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 158.147, 0.2 pips away, then the prior day high at 158.342, 19.3 pips above. Below sit the round number at 158.000, 14.9 pips down, and the session open at 157.929, 22 pips down.

The Asia session ran 44.9 pips between 157.698 and 158.147 and closed at 157.928. The prior trading day covered 64.8 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 84.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls a calm day for this market.

The calendar shows 0 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 08:30 UTC, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13 were net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week and the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among the headlines graded for USDJPY, FXStreet reported the Japanese Yen holding steady near 158.00 as BoJ's Ueda said underlying inflation is close to target, published at 06:52 UTC at impact 2 of 3. Action Forex reported Ueda seeing inflation near 2% and warning that delayed rate hikes could lift bond yields, published at 02:18 UTC at impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 157.929, high 158.182, low 157.880, close 158.149: a range of 30.2 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 157.968, high 158.147, low 157.698, close 157.928: a range of 44.9 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.342, low 157.693, close 158.008 on 2026-10-16, a range of 64.8 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 84.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for USD and JPY0 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 08:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week. That is the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Japanese Yen holds steady near 158.00 as BoJ's Ueda says underlying inflation close to targetFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  9. BoJ’s Ueda Sees Inflation Near 2%, Warns Delayed Rate Hikes Could Lift Bond YieldsAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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