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USDJPY at 158.178, New York range 16.6 pips

The next scheduled release is the USD 30-Year Bond Auction at 17:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 8, 2026, 1:35 PM

USDJPY last traded at 158.178, inside a New York session that has run 16.6 pips between 158.130 and 158.296. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 158.304, 12.6 pips away, then the prior week high at 158.456, 27.8 pips away. Below sit the previous session low at 158.104, 7.4 pips down, and the round number at 158.000, 17.8 pips down.

London closed at 158.278 after a 20.1 pip range between 158.104 and 158.304. The prior trading day ran 66.1 pips from 157.850 to 158.512. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 115.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

Three releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-07 00:00 UTC. The USD 30-Year Bond Auction comes at 17:00 UTC, 204 minutes away, with a previous 5.308%. Over 423 past auction_usd releases USDJPY moved 5.85 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.35 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a change of -16542 on the week, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among headlines graded for USDJPY, investingLive reported a European session wrap at 11:49 UTC and FXStreet reported the Yen weakening against the US Dollar at 08:48 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 158.278, high 158.296, low 158.130, close 158.178: a range of 16.6 pips over 96 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, London sessionOpen 158.216, high 158.304, low 158.104, close 158.278: a range of 20.1 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.512, low 157.850, close 158.078 on 2026-10-07, a range of 66.1 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 115.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for USD and JPY3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-09 13:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-07 00:00 UTC.
  7. USD 30-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-08 17:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Previous 5.308%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USDJPY reaction to auction_usdOver 423 past releases USDJPY moved 5.85 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.35 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 55440 contracts, a change of -16542 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. investingLive European session wrap: Yields continue to soar as oil surges and stocks tumbleinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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