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USDJPY at 157.262, 31.9 pips into the New York range

The CB Leading Economic Index m/m is due at 14:00 UTC, 29 minutes away

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 1:30 PM

USDJPY last traded at 157.262, near the top of a New York session that has run 31.9 pips between 156.970 and 157.288. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 157.366, 10.4 pips away, and below sits the session open at 157.014, 24.8 pips down.

London ran 67.8 pips between 156.688 and 157.366 and closed at 157.010, and the prior day covered 55.3 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 77.7 pips, and the latest day sits at the 9th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

After the 14:00 UTC release, a 5-Year TIPS Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC and the JPY CPI releases at 23:30 UTC. Over 422 past auction releases USDJPY moved 5.84 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.26 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 50207 contracts, a change of -12118 on the week and the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headline graded for USDJPY at 09:20 UTC, on BoJ rate hike pressure from Danske Bank, carries impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 157.014, high 157.288, low 156.970, close 157.262: a range of 31.9 pips over 91 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 157.076, high 157.366, low 156.688, close 157.010: a range of 67.8 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 77.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 9th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for USD and JPY4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-23 13:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-21 00:00 UTC.
  6. USDJPY reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases USDJPY moved 5.84 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.26 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. 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.
  8. Japanese Yen: BoJ faces mounting rate hike pressure – Danske BankFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  9. USD CB Leading Economic Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-22 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous -0.1%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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