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USDJPY at 157.192 within the New York range

Fed Governor Cook Speech is scheduled next, at 17:25 UTC.

USDJPY · New York session · Published Sep 28, 2026, 2:35 PM

USDJPY is 157.192 within the New York range from 156.850 to 157.257, spanning 40.8 pips. The nearest level above is the previous London high at 157.606, 41.4 pips above; below is the 157.000 round number, 19.2 pips below.

London fell from 157.501 to 156.970 across 110.2 pips. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 135.8 pips; the latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 42 days, which is a busy day for this market.

After Fed Governor Cook Speech at 17:25 UTC, the USD S&P/CS HPI Composite-20 n.s.a. m/m and USD S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y are scheduled for 13:00 UTC on 2026-09-29. Over 111 past housing_usd releases, USDJPY moved 8.61 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.00 pips in the first 60, in either direction.

COT positioning shows large speculators net long 71982 contracts, down 48377 on the week and at the 2.00 percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. A USDJPY headline graded impact 2 of 3 reads, “Yen Surges on Tokyo Warning, but Oil and Yields Still Set the Broader FX Tone.”

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 157.192 at 2026-09-28 14:34 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 156.971, high 157.257, low 156.850, close 157.192: a range of 40.8 pips over 155 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. USDJPY reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 157.501, high 157.606, low 156.504, close 156.970: a range of 110.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 135.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Fed Governor Cook SpeechScheduled 2026-09-28 17:25 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD S&P/CS HPI Composite-20 n.s.a. m/mScheduled 2026-09-29 13:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.2%. Previous 0.4%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USD S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/yScheduled 2026-09-29 13:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 2.2%. Previous 2.1%. From Forex Factory.
  9. USDJPY reaction to housing_usdOver 111 past releases USDJPY moved 8.61 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.00 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week. That is the 2th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. Yen Surges on Tokyo Warning, but Oil and Yields Still Set the Broader FX ToneAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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