USD/JPY 156.92955

Market Overview

Market Overview The USD/JPY pair closed at 157.10 on September 30, 2026, reflecting a decline of 0.24% from the previous close of 157.48. Over the past 30 days, the pair has experienced a modest downtrend with a negative return of 1.85%, ranging between a low of 152.38 and a high of 160.40. Technical levels show the 20-day moving average at 156.36, the 50-day at 157.42, and the 200-day at 159.24, with the price trading above the short-term average. The 14-day RSI stands at 51.0, in neutral territory, indicating balanced momentum. Key support is at 152.38, while resistance is near 160.40. The Sigmanomics forecast model currently projects a bearish bias for the near term. The USD/JPY forex pair tracks the exchange rate between the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen. Over the same 30-day window, daily-return volatility was 0.68%, reflecting subdued price variability for this pair. Across the past 52 weeks, the pair has traded between 152.05 and 164.09, with the current price near the midrange of that range. Among macroeconomic indicators in our coverage, Gross Domestic Product YOY shows the strongest historical relationship with this instrument, positively correlated (r = +0.95). Updated 9/30/26