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USDJPY at 157.680, low of the New York range

US inventory releases are due at 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM

USDJPY last traded at 157.680, the low of a New York session that has run 51.9 pips between 157.670 and 158.188. The nearest level above is the prior day low at 158.047, 36.7 pips away, with the prior day high at 158.950, 127 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 157.674, 0.6 pips away, and the prior week low at 157.440, 24.0 pips below.

London closed at 157.938 after a 37.6 pip range between 157.674 and 158.051. The prior trading day covered 90.4 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 98.2 pips, with the latest day at the 42nd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, an ordinary day for this market.

Three US inventory releases are scheduled for 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away, and the EIA crude oil stocks change follows at 16:00 UTC. Fed Chairman Warsh speaks at 03:30 UTC on 2026-10-16, and over 10 past speech_usd releases USDJPY moved 8.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.00 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 62325 contracts, a change of 6885 on the week, the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headlines for USDJPY are graded impact 2 of 3: Action Forex at 12:51 UTC, FXStreet at 12:37 UTC and investingLive at 11:34 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 157.938, high 158.188, low 157.670, close 157.680: a range of 51.9 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 157.941, high 158.051, low 157.674, close 157.938: a range of 37.6 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.950, low 158.047, close 158.327 on 2026-10-14, a range of 90.4 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 98.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 42nd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Business Inventories m/mScheduled 2026-10-15 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.4%. Previous 0.8%. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-15 16:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -0.831 M. Previous -3.186 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USD Fed Chairman Warsh SpeaksScheduled 2026-10-16 03:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.
  9. USDJPY reaction to speech_usdOver 10 past releases USDJPY moved 8.60 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 62325 contracts, a change of 6885 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. US PPI Surges 1.3% as Energy Prices Spike, but Core Inflation Also Beats ForecastsAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  12. United States producer inflation jumps 6.3% in September vs. 5.3% expectedFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  13. investingLive European news wrap: Markets consolidate after the US CPI shockinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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