USDJPY New York briefing — 2026-09-18

BIAS BULLISH. Combined D1+H4+H1 trend votes, bullish H4 and H1 fair value gaps, and RSI extremes at 76.78 drive conviction despite neutral D1 structure. KEY LEVELS R: 158.00, 160.40 | S: 157.50, 152.38 NEWS 🟡 Industrial Production (MoM) Fri 13:15 UTC 🔴 Capacity Utilization Fri 13:15 UTC 🔴 Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count Fri 17:00 UTC SESSION OUTLOOK NY opens into soft economic data risking USD weakness. Monitor 158 resistance; overbought RSI may trigger consolidation before next leg.

Key Levels

R: 158.000 · 160.405

S: 157.500 · 152.379