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USD/JPY · FreePublicIssue №157

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Viewing the published Trading Plan for THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER. Live market monitoring is only available for today's Trading Plan.

AsianLondonNew York

Today's Outlook

Wait for Clear Price

Treat the 13:30 USD figures—194K versus 200K for Initial Claims and 1.73M versus 1.72M for Continuing Claims—as mixed evidence. For USD/JPY, avoid chasing sudden movement around the 21:30 Fed’s Balance Sheet release.

Trading summary checklist
Volatility
Moderate
Liquidity
Thin
Sentiment
Cautious
Difficulty
Hard

Today’s Events

All times UK time
  • 00:50JPY

    Foreign Bond Investment

    Previous
    -339.7B
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 00:50JPY

    Stock Investment by Foreigners

    Previous
    3.52T
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 08:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    Volatility usually increases as European banks start trading.

  • 08:30CHF

    SNB Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 10:00GBP

    Index-Linked Treasury Gilt 2031 Auction

    Previous
    0.933%
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00GBP

    CBI Business Optimism Index

    Previous
    -65
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:00GBP

    CBI Industrial Trends Orders

    Previous
    -9
    Forecast
    -20
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 11:50GBP

    BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    London and New York overlap — the most active period of the day.

  • 13:00CAD

    CFIB Business Barometer

    Previous
    57.6
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:15EUR

    ECB Panetta Speaks

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Initial Jobless Claims

    Previous
    200K
    Forecast
    200K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Continuing Jobless Claims

    Previous
    1.7M
    Forecast
    1.72M
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30USD

    Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

    Previous
    199K
    Forecast
    200K
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    New Housing Price Index (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.1%
    Forecast
    -0.1%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    IPPI (MoM)

    Previous
    1.3%
    Forecast
    0.9%
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    IPPI (YoY)

    Previous
    13.5%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    RMPI (MoM)

    Previous
    —
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 13:30CAD

    RMPI (YoY)

    Previous
    22.8%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00USD

    US Leading Index (MoM)

    Previous
    -0.1%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:00EUR

    Consumer Confidence

    Previous
    -15.5
    Forecast
    -17
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 15:30USD

    Natural Gas Storage

    Previous
    67
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:00USD

    KC Fed Composite Index

    Previous
    10
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:00USD

    KC Fed Manufacturing Index

    Previous
    17
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    4-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    4%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 16:30USD

    8-Week Bill Auction

    Previous
    4.05%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    15-Year Mortgage Rate

    Previous
    6.71%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00USD

    30-Year Mortgage Rate

    Previous
    7.4%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 17:00CAD

    2-Year Bond Auction

    Previous
    3.321%
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 18:00USD

    5-Year TIPS Auction

    Previous
    1.955%
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:00GBP

    BoE Braddick Speaks

    Previous
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    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:30USD

    Fed's Balance Sheet

    Previous
    6.76T
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 21:30USD

    Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks

    Previous
    3.03T
    Forecast
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    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 22:00Scheduled
    Market timing

    Spreads widen and liquidity thins as the trading day rolls over.

  • 23:00AUD

    Manufacturing PMI

    Previous
    49.6
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 23:00AUD

    Services PMI

    Previous
    51.9
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming
  • 23:00AUD

    Manufacturing & Services PMI

    Previous
    51.3
    Forecast
    —
    Actual / Status
    Upcoming

Today's Trading Windows

Your trading day, in chronological order.

  • 00:00-08:00 UK

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    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Asian Session

    Mark the Asian session high and low as fixed points for later price comparisons.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toAsian SessionUpcoming
  • 08:00-08:25 UK

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    Fair WindowUpcoming

    London Price Map

    Mark the European session high and low for comparison with New York price action.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 08:45-10:55 UK

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    Fair WindowUpcoming

    London Price Map

    Mark the European session high and low for comparison with New York price action.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 11:15-11:45 UK

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    Fair WindowUpcoming

    London Price Map

    Mark the European session high and low for comparison with New York price action.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionUpcoming
  • 12:05-13:10 UK

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    Fair WindowUpcoming

    London Price Map

    Mark the European session high and low for comparison with New York price action.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 13:25-13:45 UK

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    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    Initial Jobless Claims and Continuing Jobless Claims at 13:30 can cause sudden USD/JPY movement.

    Do not enter during the first sharp movement; watch the European session high and low.

    Volatility · High
    Related toUSD Initial Jobless Claims · 13:30London SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 13:50-14:55 UK

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    Best WindowUpcoming

    London and New York

    Consider entries only if USD/JPY holds beyond the European session high or low after the 13:30 releases.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 15:15-17:00 UK

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    Best WindowUpcoming

    London and New York

    Consider entries only if USD/JPY holds beyond the European session high or low after the 13:30 releases.

    Volatility · Moderate
    Related toLondon SessionLondon / NY OverlapNew York SessionHigh liquidityUpcoming
  • 17:00-20:55 UK

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    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Late New York Trading

    Trade smaller because London is winding down, and wait for clear closes around the European session boundaries.

    Volatility · Quiet
    Related toNew York SessionUpcoming
  • 21:25-21:40 UK

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    Dangerous WindowUpcoming

    Fed’s Balance Sheet at 21:30 may cause sudden USD/JPY movement as trading activity becomes lighter.

    Watch USD/JPY without entering during the first sharp movement after 21:30.

    Volatility · High
    Related toExecution risk elevatedUpcoming
  • 21:45-22:00 UK

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    Caution WindowUpcoming

    Day End

    Enter only if a candle on the 1-hour chart confirms price beyond the European session high or low.

    Volatility · Quiet

Today's Guidance

Mark the European session high and low. Enter only after a candle on the 1-hour chart confirms price at either boundary.

Today's guidance illustration

Alternative scenario

If

After 21:30, a candle on the 1-hour chart closes beyond the European session high or low and stays beyond it.

Then

Use the crossed European session boundary only after price returns to it and moves away again.

Guidance — not a prediction. Today's plan may need to be reassessed if this trigger materialises.

Today's Trading Checklist

Run through every step below before placing a trade today.

Statuses update automatically as today's plan and trading windows progress. They show when each point is most relevant — you still confirm the trading conditions on the chart.

  1. Step 01Plan closed

    Treat 194K Initial Claims and 1.73M Continuing Claims as mixed evidence, not a directional signal.

  2. Step 02Plan closed

    Reduce trade size after London winds down; thinner participation can make entries less reliable.

  3. Step 03Plan closed

    If USD/JPY stays between the European high and low, consider only clearly defined trades at those boundaries.

Use this checklist to guide today’s trading session.

Tip: Copy this checklist into today’s Workspace and tick items off as you trade.

Trading checklist illustration