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USDJPY at 157.971, 16.2 pips wide in New York so far

EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change is due at 14:30 UTC, 59 minutes away

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 1:30 PM

USDJPY last printed 157.971, inside a New York session that has run between 157.839 and 158.000, a range of 16.2 pips. The nearest level above is the round number at 158.000, 2.9 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 157.886, 8.5 pips under the last price.

London traded between 157.874 and 158.202 and closed at 157.886, a range of 32.8 pips. The prior day covered 77.6 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 82.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

After the EIA release at 14:30 UTC comes the 20-Year Bond Auction at 17:00 UTC. Over 422 past auction releases USDJPY moved 5.85 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.30 in the first 60, in either direction. Unemployment Claims follow on 2026-10-22 at 12:30 UTC, a family where 97 past releases moved the pair 14.96 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 19.45 in the first 60.

Large speculators were net long 50207 contracts in the COT report of 2026-10-13, a weekly change of -12118 and the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among the headlines graded for USDJPY, FXStreet carried a Japanese Yen piece on intervention risk offsetting trade pressure at 08:51 UTC, graded 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 157.971 at 2026-10-21 13:29 UTC, from our own 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 158.156, high 158.202, low 157.874, close 157.886: a range of 32.8 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 82.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. USDJPY reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases USDJPY moved 5.85 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.30 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USDJPY reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases USDJPY moved 14.96 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 19.45 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week. That is the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Japanese Yen: Intervention risk offsets trade pressure – MUFGFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  10. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -4.804 M. Previous -8.557 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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