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USDJPY at 158.356, New York range 19.8 pips

Michigan survey releases are due at 14:00 UTC, 4 minutes away

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 1:55 PM

USDJPY last traded at 158.356, inside a New York session that has run 19.8 pips between 158.205 and 158.404. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 158.371, 1.5 pips away, then the previous session high at 158.424, 6.8 pips above. Below sit the session open at 158.265, 9.1 pips down, and the previous session low at 158.050, 30.6 pips below.

London closed at 158.265 after a 37.3 pip range between 158.050 and 158.424. The prior trading day ran 85.7 pips from 157.514 to 158.371. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 106.1 pips, and the latest day sits at the 36th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The Michigan Consumer Expectations release is scheduled for 14:00 UTC, with a forecast of 42.6 and a previous 46.3. Over 49 past releases of the inflation expectations family, USDJPY moved 11.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 16.70 in the first 60, in either direction. Over 74 past sentiment releases it moved 11.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.80 in the first 60.

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, FXStreet carried a note on the Core CPI trend at 12:56 UTC and a piece on the Australian Dollar and US CPI at 10:57 UTC, both impact 2 of 3. The Bank of Japan published a financial stability council meeting note at 09:00 UTC, also impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 158.265, high 158.404, low 158.205, close 158.356: a range of 19.8 pips over 116 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 158.212, high 158.424, low 158.050, close 158.265: a range of 37.3 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.371, low 157.514, close 157.886 on 2026-10-08, a range of 85.7 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 106.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 36th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Michigan Consumer ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 42.6. Previous 46.3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USDJPY reaction to inflation_expectations_usdOver 49 past releases USDJPY moved 11.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 16.70 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USDJPY reaction to sentiment_usdOver 74 past releases USDJPY moved 11.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.80 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. United States: Core CPI trend seen moderating – TD SecuritiesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  11. Twenty-fifth Meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability"Bank of Japan. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  12. USD Prelim UoM Consumer SentimentScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 47.5. Previous 47.8. From Forex Factory.

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