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USDJPY at 156.738, 58.0 pips below the New York open

Baker Hughes rig counts are due at 17:00 UTC, the next release on our calendar

USDJPY · New York session · Published Oct 23, 2026, 2:15 PM

USDJPY last traded at 156.738, inside a New York session that has run between 156.313 and 156.894, a range of 58.0 pips. The nearest level above is the round number at 157.000, 26.2 pips away, then the previous session high at 157.140, 40.2 pips up. Below sit the prior day low at 156.688, 5 pips down, and the previous session low at 156.548, 19 pips down.

London traded between 156.548 and 157.140 and closed at 156.878, a range of 59.2 pips. The prior day ran 156.4 pips from 158.252 to 156.688 and closed at 156.772. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 79.8 pips, and the latest day sits at the 84th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

The Baker Hughes US Total Rig Count and Oil Rig Count are scheduled for 17:00 UTC, both impact 2 of 3. The USD Flash Manufacturing PMI and Flash Services PMI came at 13:45 UTC with forecasts of 55.4 and 57.9. Over 99 past pmi_usd releases USDJPY moved 12.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 20.20 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 headlines graded for USDJPY include TD Securities on the US Dollar into FOMC, published at 12:32 UTC, and BBH on the Japanese Yen, published at 10:07 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY, New York sessionOpen 156.878, high 156.894, low 156.313, close 156.738: a range of 58.0 pips over 134 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 157.074, high 157.140, low 156.548, close 156.878: a range of 59.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDJPY, previous trading dayHigh 158.252, low 156.688, close 156.772 on 2026-10-22, a range of 156.4 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 79.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 84th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Baker Hughes US Total Rig CountScheduled 2026-10-23 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD Flash Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-23 13:45 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 55.4. Previous 57.0. From Forex Factory.
  8. USDJPY reaction to pmi_usdOver 99 past releases USDJPY moved 12.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 20.20 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. 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.
  10. US Dollar: Resilient into FOMC with election risks – TD SecuritiesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  11. Economic calendar for USD and JPY8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-24 14:15 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-22 00:00 UTC.

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