USD/JPY AI Live Scan, 15-minute chart, Sunday, 1 November 2026
Every read JAFX AI made on the USD/JPY 15-minute chart that day, newest first: trend, structure, the levels it marked and what it said to watch.
23:46 UTC
Recovering intraday, pressing range top · RSI 60 · price 157.641
Higher lows off Friday's 156.96 low; testing 157.68–157.74 cap.
The week reopened with a small gap lower to the 157.46 Sunday open. The first hour of Asia then lifted price to a 157.68 Sunday high, retracing most of Friday's 157.74–156.96 post-BoJ drop. Supply capped the Friday high at 157.74 after the hawkish BoJ hold. RSI(14) sits near 60 and ATR is about 8 pips in thin reopen liquidity.
Support: 157.46, 157.26
Resistance: 157.68, 157.74, 157.90
What it said to watch
M15 close above the 157.74 friday high breaks the post-BoJ range top and exposes the 157.90 fri asia hi
Slip back below the 157.46 sunday open fills the gap and puts the 157.26 fri ny low back in play
Rejection at the 157.68 sunday high keeps the 157.46–157.74 range intact
US ISM Manufacturing (Mon 15:00 UTC, f/c 54.6) and Prices Paid could materially shift this read
Early Asia session Monday: price gapped about 6 pips below Friday's close and held the 157.456 session low. It then pushed to a 157.678 session high, extending the higher-low chain from Friday's 156.96 low, which followed the yen bid after the BoJ hold. RSI(14) is near 61 and price sits just above the ema20, with Friday's 157.64–157.74 swing high band capping so far.
Support: 157.53, 157.456, 157.262
Resistance: 157.678, 157.743, 157.895
What it said to watch
M15 close above the 157.743 swing high opens Friday's high at 157.895
Loss of the 157.456 session low puts the 157.262 swing low and the higher-low trendline in play
Holding the ema20 near 157.53 keeps the recovery fib structure intact
US ISM Manufacturing (Mon 15:00 UTC) is the next scheduled driver; thin early-Asia trade until then
Higher lows from 156.96; Monday open gap filled, testing Friday NY highs.
Friday's post-BoJ dips bottomed at the 156.96 friday low before the USD recovery built higher lows, including the 157.26 swing low in late NY. Early Asia reopened with a small gap down to the 157.46 gap low, then popped to a 157.68 session high in thin trade, filling the gap and pressing Friday's late highs. The 157.74 london high and 157.90 window high cap above.
Support: 157.46, 157.26, 156.96
Resistance: 157.68, 157.74, 157.90
What it said to watch
M15 close above 157.74 london high clears Friday's post-BoJ rebound high and exposes the 157.90 window high
Failure to hold 157.46 gap low returns price to Friday's late-NY range
Break below 157.26 swing low ends the higher-lows sequence from the 156.96 friday low
Tokyo open liquidity can test the 157.68 session high quickly; ISM Manufacturing Mon 15:00 UTC is the next USD-side catalyst
23:01 UTC
Recovering from Friday low, higher lows under a cap · RSI 60 · price 157.574
Higher lows since 156.96; Friday NY high 157.64 capping; small weekly-open gap filled.
Friday's BoJ hawkish hold drove a slide to 157.12, and London extended it to a 156.96 low. A rising trendline of higher lows (157.13, 157.26 swing low) has carried price back toward the 157.64 NY high. The week opened with a small gap to an open low of 157.46 below Friday's 157.53 close, now filled at 157.57 in thin early Asia session trade.
Support: 157.46, 157.26
Resistance: 157.64, 157.74
What it said to watch
M15 close above the 157.64 NY high opens the 157.74 london high
Loss of the 157.46 open low returns price to the Friday range mid; a break of the 157.26 swing low breaks the rising trendline
Thin Asia session liquidity; ISM Manufacturing (Mon 15:00 UTC) is the next scheduled USD risk
Renewed AI-equity stress in Nikkei/KOSPI could revive yen safe-haven demand against the higher-low sequence
22:47 UTC
Flat at the weekly open after Friday's NY recovery · RSI 53 · price 157.487
Thin open range below the Friday close; NY higher low at 157.262 intact.
The weekly open gapped about 6 pips below the 157.533 Friday close and has held a thin 157.46–157.50 band. RSI(14) is neutral near 52 and ATR(14) has compressed to about 9 pips. Friday's NY recovery from 156.96 to the 157.642 NY high left a higher low at the 157.262 swing low after the BoJ-driven swings, and price sits just above EMA20/EMA50 near the 23.6% retracement of that rally.
Support: 157.404, 157.262, 157.117
Resistance: 157.533, 157.642, 157.743
What it said to watch
Gap fill to the 157.533 Friday close as Asia session liquidity builds; rejection there keeps the open below Friday's close
Loss of the 157.40 late-Friday lows exposes the 157.262 swing low and the NY rising support
M15 close above the 157.642 NY high reopens the 157.743 rebound high set in Friday's London session
Break of 157.262 brings the 157.12 post-BoJ low back into view
US ISM Manufacturing (Mon 15:00 UTC) and AI-equity risk sentiment could materially shift this read
The Sunday reopen in thin early-Asia trade gapped about 6 pips below Friday's 157.53 close. Price is holding above Friday's 157.40 late lows after the rebound from 156.96 to the 157.64 NY high, which followed the post-BoJ yen swings. Higher lows along the trendline from 156.96 through the 157.26 swing low remain intact; RSI(14) is neutral near 52.
Support: 157.40, 157.26, 157.12
Resistance: 157.53, 157.64, 157.74
What it said to watch
A gap fill to 157.53 followed by a close above the 157.64 NY high would put the 157.74 London high back in play
Failure to hold the 157.40 late lows exposes the 157.26 swing low and the higher-low trendline; the 38.2% fib sits near 157.38
A break below the 157.12 BoJ low would undo the Friday rebound structure
US ISM Manufacturing at Mon 15:00 UTC could materially shift this read
22:16 UTC
Recovering intraday, higher lows under a flat cap · RSI 52 · price 157.495
Higher lows from 156.96 compressing into 157.64 resistance; small weekend gap down.
Week opened in thin early Asia trade with a 6-pip gap down to 157.47 from Friday's 157.53 close. Friday's NY recovery off the 156.96 friday low printed higher lows at 157.13 and 157.26, with two rejections at the 157.64 friday cap. The BoJ hold and Ueda's vague timing produced the earlier swing to the 157.74 post-BoJ high.
Support: 157.26, 157.13, 156.96
Resistance: 157.64, 157.74
What it said to watch
M15 close below rising support near 157.39 and the 157.26 swing low breaks the higher-low sequence
M15 close above the 157.64 friday cap opens the path to the 157.74 post-BoJ high
Gap fill toward 157.53 vs extension lower as the Asian range develops
ISM Manufacturing Mon 15:00 UTC (f/c 54.7) could materially shift this read
Higher lows from 156.96 under equal highs at 157.64; Friday close.
After the BoJ hold sent the pair off the 157.90 asia high, London broke below the post-BoJ low near 157.12 and printed a 156.96 day low before reclaiming it. NY then built a higher-low trendline into Friday's close. Price stalled at equal highs near 157.64, and the final bar rejected from 157.63 to close at 157.53.
Support: 157.40, 157.26, 156.96
Resistance: 157.64, 157.74, 157.90
What it said to watch
An M15 close above the 157.64 equal highs exposes the 157.74 london high, then the 157.90 asia high
A break of the 157.40 pullback low and the 157.26 late NY low would break the higher-low trendline and reopen the 156.96 day low
Weekend gap risk at the Asia open; Monday's ISM Manufacturing (f/c 54.7) and Prices Paid at 15:00 UTC could materially shift this read
Higher low at 157.26 under a 157.64 cap, inside 156.96–157.90 day range.
Friday's BoJ-hold swings set a 156.96–157.90 day range. NY rebounded from the 156.96 day low to the 157.64 session high, and the late pullback held a higher low at 157.26, near the fib 61.8 of that leg, keeping the higher-low line intact. The final bars were rejected again near 157.63, and the week closed at 157.53 with RSI(14) neutral near 54.
Support: 157.26, 157.22, 156.96
Resistance: 157.64, 157.74, 157.90
What it said to watch
Monday Asia session open after the weekend could gap through 157.26 or 157.64 and reset the structure
Close above the 157.64 session high opens the 157.74 london high, then the 157.90 asia high
Break of the 157.26 higher low and fib 61.8 at 157.22 exposes the 156.96 day low
ISM Manufacturing PMI and Prices Paid Mon 15:00 UTC could materially shift this read via US yields
The BoJ's hawkish hold set the 157.12 Asian low, and London extended below it to a 156.96 day low before NY reclaimed the Asian range on higher lows. The 156.96–157.64 recovery held its 50–61.8% retrace at the 157.26 swing low, but price stalled twice at the 157.64 NY high into Friday's close, with RSI(14) neutral near 55.
Support: 157.26, 157.12, 156.96
Resistance: 157.64, 157.74
What it said to watch
A close above the 157.64 NY high opens the path to the 157.74 London high
Failure to hold the 157.26 swing low breaks the higher-low trendline and exposes the 157.12 Asian low
Monday's ISM Manufacturing (15:00 UTC) and gap risk at the weekly open could reset this read
21:16 UTC
Intraday recovery from day low, stalling below 157.64 · RSI 54 · price 157.533
Higher lows since 156.96, twin highs capping at 157.63–157.64.
The post-BoJ yen bid bottomed at the 156.96 day low during the London-NY transition. A USD recovery then drove the NY rally on higher lows, but the 157.64 NY high rejected twice late in the session. Friday closed at 157.53, just above the ema20, with RSI(14) neutral at 54.
Support: 157.50, 157.262, 156.961
Resistance: 157.642, 157.743, 157.895
What it said to watch
A close above the 157.64 NY high opens the 157.74 London high and the 157.90 Asia high.
Failure to hold the 157.26 swing low, near the 50–61.8% fib of the NY rally, breaks the higher lows and puts the 156.96 day low back in focus.
Monday's Asia session open after the weekend: a gap away from the 157.53 close would reset this read.
ISM Manufacturing PMI Mon 15:00 UTC (f/c 54.7) could materially shift this read.
21:02 UTC
Intraday recovery from day low, stalling below session high · RSI 54 · price 157.533
Higher lows since 156.96 day low, capped at 157.64 session high into Friday close.
BoJ's hawkish hold knocked the pair from the 157.90 Asia high to 157.12, and London extended the slide to the 156.96 day low. The NY recovery then built higher lows, holding the 157.26 swing low and the 157.40 pullback low. The 157.64 session high capped price twice, and the final bar rejected back to 157.53 at the Friday close.
Support: 157.40, 157.262, 156.961
Resistance: 157.642, 157.743, 157.895
What it said to watch
Break above the 157.64 session high opens the 157.74 London high and the 157.90 Asia high
A close below the 157.40 pullback low puts the higher-lows trendline and the 157.26 swing low in focus; losing them breaks the NY recovery structure
Weekend gap risk at the Asia open; ISM Manufacturing Mon 15:00 UTC (f/c 54.7) could materially shift this read