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USDJPY at 158.168 in a 14.1 pip London range

The next scheduled release is the USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change at 14:30 UTC

USDJPY · London session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 8:55 AM

USDJPY last traded at 158.168, inside a London session that has run 14.1 pips between 158.061 and 158.202. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 158.392, 22.4 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 158.028, 14 pips away. The session open sits at 158.156, 1.2 pips below the last price.

The Asia session ran 36.4 pips between 158.028 and 158.392 and closed at 158.156. The prior trading day covered 77.6 pips between 157.826 and 158.603. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 82.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Three releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 08:55 UTC, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC. The USD 20-Year Bond Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC with impact 2 of 3. Over 437 past auction_usd releases USDJPY moved 5.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.40 in the first 60, in either direction.

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 BoJ's Himino says underlying inflation is almost at the 2% target, graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY. A Swiss Franc headline on the US Dollar holding gains on oil-driven inflation carries the same grade.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 158.156, high 158.202, low 158.061, close 158.168: a range of 14.1 pips over 115 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 price from our feedLast one-minute close 158.168 at 2026-10-21 08:54 UTC, from our own candles.
  4. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 158.170, high 158.392, low 158.028, close 158.156: a range of 36.4 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.603, low 157.826, close 158.170 on 2026-10-20, a range of 77.6 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  6. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 82.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  7. Economic calendar for USD and JPY3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 08:55 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  8. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. USDJPY reaction to auction_usdOver 437 past releases USDJPY moved 5.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. 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.
  11. BoJ’s Himino says underlying inflation almost at 2% targetFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  12. Swiss Franc weakens as US Dollar holds gains on oil-driven inflationFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  13. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -4.804 M. Previous -8.557 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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