USD/JPY: 97.6% of its 52-week range

On 2026-07-14, USD/JPY closed at 162.429, up 0.34% on the day. It trades at 97.6% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 62.58 is in the 82nd percentile of its history since 1996, and its 20-day return of +1.37% in the 69th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -22.6% of open interest, in the 25th percentile of its own two-year range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 161.796 / 160.123 / 157.16, with price +0.39% / +1.44% / +3.35% against them. Its 52-week range is 145.856–162.836; it closed 0.25% below the high and 11.36% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.252% daily, in the 3rd percentile of its history since 1996. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.751 (75.1 pips), 0.46% of price. It has returned +0.21% over 5 days and +2.26% over 60 days.

=== USD/JPY  (pip 0.01) ===
  >> close 162.429  +0.340%   · 52wk position 97.6% of range (52wk)
     cross-signal: flow signals align USD/JPY up: daily %, 20d return
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-14, prior 2026-07-13)
    close       162.429
    change      +0.551  (+0.340%, +55.1 pips)
    gap         +0.535  (+53.5 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-14)
    range       0.771  (77.1 pips)
    close pos   95.2% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-14)
     20d MA     161.796   price above by +0.39%
     50d MA     160.123   price above by +1.44%
    200d MA     157.160   price above by +3.35%
    price > all MAs
    stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-14)
    20d stdev   0.252% daily ≈ 4.0% annualized (×√252)   (3rd pct of own history, since 1996 (7672 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.42× (0.252% vs 0.594% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-14)
    ATR(14)    0.751  (75.1 pips)
    ATR%        0.46%   (2nd pct of own history, since 1996 (7678 obs))
    range/ATR   102.7%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-14)
    high        162.836   (-0.25% from high)
    low         145.856   (+11.36% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-14)
    RSI(14)     62.58   (82nd pct of own history, since 1996 (7678 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-14)
     5d return  +0.21%
    20d return  +1.37%
    60d return  +2.26%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis       0.8804%   (from 1996-10-30)
    ZIRP-2009        0.6396%
    tightening-2015  0.5829%
    ZIRP-2019        0.4159%
    tightening-2022  0.6795%
    easing-2024      0.5942%
  positioning      (as of 2026-07-07)
    next COT     as of 2026-07-14 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -90,083 contracts (net short JPY; = long USD in USD/JPY terms)
    net % OI    -22.6%
    net%OI range -33.5% … +10.5% (own 132w)
    w/w change  +25,317
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-14)
    vs DXY      +0.54
    vs S&P 500  -0.10
    vs DXY beta +0.75 (26w)