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USDJPY at 158.301, New York range 22.2 pips

US Existing Home Sales is due at 14:00 UTC, 19 minutes away

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 13, 2026, 1:40 PM

USDJPY last traded at 158.301, inside a New York session that has run 22.2 pips between 158.104 and 158.326. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 158.398, 9.7 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 158.156, 14.5 pips away.

London closed at 158.156 after a 56.8 pip range between 157.830 and 158.398. The prior day covered 67.6 pips, against an ordinary day of 102.1 pips, and the latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days, which the volatility source calls a calm day for this market.

Existing Home Sales at 14:00 UTC carries impact 3 of 3, with a forecast of 3.95M against a previous 3.98M. Past housing_usd releases moved USDJPY 8.55 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 13.99 in the first 60, in either direction, over 112 samples.

Large speculators are net long 62325 contracts, a weekly change of 6885, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Headlines graded for USDJPY include the Japanese Yen intervention risk note at 10:52 UTC and the Treasury yields and dollar piece at 09:14 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 158.156, high 158.326, low 158.104, close 158.301: a range of 22.2 pips over 100 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 158.194, high 158.398, low 157.830, close 158.156: a range of 56.8 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.753, low 158.078, close 158.615 on 2026-10-12, a range of 67.6 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 102.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Existing Home SalesScheduled 2026-10-13 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.95M. Previous 3.98M. From Forex Factory.
  7. USDJPY reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases USDJPY moved 8.55 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 13.99 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 62325 contracts, a change of 6885 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Japanese Yen: Stronger footing with intervention risk – MUFGFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  10. US Treasury Yields Have Turned Lower. Will the Dollar Follow Before CPI?Action Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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