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USDJPY at 158.201 near the top of a 17.3 pip London range

US housing data at 12:30 UTC is the next scheduled release, with Pending Home Sales at 14:00 UTC

USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 8:30 AM

USDJPY last printed 158.201, inside a London session that has run 17.3 pips between 158.036 and 158.208. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 158.554, 35.3 pips away, then the previous session high at 158.603, 40.2 pips above. Below sit the session open at 158.144, 5.7 pips down, and the round number at 158.000, 20.1 pips below.

The Asia session ran 54.3 pips between 158.060 and 158.603 and closed at 158.144. The prior trading day covered 85.6 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 85.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 38th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

Housing Starts, Building Permits and Housing Starts m/m are scheduled for 12:30 UTC, and Pending Home Sales m/m for 14:00 UTC. Over 112 past housing_usd releases USDJPY moved 8.48 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 13.97 in the first 60, in either direction. JPY Exports y/y, Adjusted Trade Balance and Trade Balance follow at 23:50 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week and the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this instrument is FXStreet's report that the BoJ is set to leave rates steady and raise its inflation forecast at the October meeting, graded 2 of 3 and published at 07:36 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 158.144, high 158.208, low 158.036, close 158.201: a range of 17.3 pips over 90 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 158.507, high 158.603, low 158.060, close 158.144: a range of 54.3 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.554, low 157.698, close 158.500 on 2026-10-19, a range of 85.6 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 85.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 38th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Housing StartsScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.30M. Previous 1.28M. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD Pending Home Sales m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -0.6%. Previous 0.3%. From Forex Factory.
  8. USDJPY reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases USDJPY moved 8.48 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 13.97 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. JPY Exports y/yScheduled 2026-10-20 23:50 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 11.0%. Previous 19.3%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  10. JPY Adjusted Trade BalanceScheduled 2026-10-20 23:50 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast ¥​-845.8 B. Previous ¥​-840.6 B. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  11. 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.
  12. BoJ to leave rates steady, raise inflation forecast in October meeting – ReutersFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  13. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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