USDJPY STATISTICS & RESEARCH
USDJPY is the third most traded Forex pair in the currency market, after EURUSD and GBPUSD. Historically, USDJPY trades in the same direction with the American markets (S&P 500, DJIA, NASDAQ). Theres is also a positive correlation to the USDCHF and to the USDCAD.
Read more: ► Correlation Between USDJPY and US Stock Indices
Tip: Go short on USDJPY in summer, as USDJPY performs -1.74% during summer, with 14 negative months out of 18.
◘ USDJPY CHART
The following chart shows the average performance of USDJPY throughout the calendar year. The data includes January 2000 to August 2017.
Chart: USDJPY Average Monthly Returns
Chart Source: ForexExperts (c)
(↑) BEST MONTHS FOR LONG USDJPY TRADES
The Best Months to go Long on USDJPY are:
→ November, +1.06% average returns {Times: 10↑ and 7↓)
→ December, +0.89% average returns {Times: 10↑ and 7↓)
→ March, +0.65% average returns {Times: 11↑ and 7↓)
(↓) BEST MONTHS FOR SHORT USDJPY TRADES
The Best Months to go Short on USDJPY are:
→ August, -1.16% average returns {Times: 6↑ and 12↓)
◘ DETAILED USDJPY STATISTICS 2000-2017
USDJPY statistics covering the period starting January 2000 and ending September 2017.
| SEMESTER | RETURN | TIMES (↑) | TIMES (↓) | VOLATILITY |
| A' SEMESTER | 0.47% | 10 | 8 | 0.87% |
| B' SEMESTER | 0.68% | 8 | 9 | 0.80% |
| MONTH | RETURN | TIMES (↑) | TIMES (↓) | VOLATILITY |
| JANUARY | 0.01% | 10 | 8 | 0.91% |
| FEBRUARY | 0.33% | 9 | 9 | 0.86% |
| MARCH | 0.65% | 11 | 7 | 0.92% |
| APRIL | -0.13% | 8 | 10 | 0.85% |
| MAY | -0.09% | 7 | 11 | 0.85% |
| JUNE | -0.29% | 9 | 9 | 0.83% |
| JULY | -0.29% | 10 | 8 | 0.78% |
| AUGUST | -1.16% | 6 | 12 | 0.81% |
| SEPTEMBER | 0.00% | 9 | 8 | 0.84% |
| OCTOBER | -0.28% | 9 | 8 | 0.82% |
| NOVEMBER | 1.06% | 10 | 7 | 0.81% |
| DECEMBER | 0.89% | 10 | 7 | 0.77% |
| QUARTER | RETURN | TIMES (↑) | TIMES (↓) | VOLATILITY |
| A' QUARTER | 1.00% | 12 | 6 | 0.90% |
| B' QUARTER | -0.51% | 8 | 10 | 0.84% |
| C' QUARTER | -1.44% | 7 | 11 | 0.81% |
| D' QUARTER | 1.67% | 10 | 7 | 0.80% |
| SEASON | RETURN | TIMES (↑) | TIMES (↓) | VOLATILITY |
| AUTUMN | 0.79% | 10 | 7 | 0.82% |
| WINTER | 1.24% | 8 | 10 | 0.85% |
| SPRING | 0.43% | 11 | 7 | 0.87% |
| SUMMER | -1.74% | 4 | 14 | 0.80% |
Source: ForexExperts.net
◘ COMPARE USDJPY BROKERS
Comparison between regulated USDJPY Forex Brokers
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USDJPY BROKER |
DUKASCOPY
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FBS
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SPREAD (min) |
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COMMISSIONS |
$3.5 / full round lot |
NO |
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LEVERAGE (max) |
30:1 | 1,000:1 |
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PLATFORMS |
JForex, WebTrader, JavaTrader, API
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MT4, MT5, plus MT4/MT5 Webtrader |
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LIQUIDITY |
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REGULATION |
Dukascopy Swiss Bank, FCMC, MiFID (EU) | IFSC Belize |
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FUNDING |
Min Deposit: 100 USD Bank Wire and Cards (Maestro, Visa, and Electron) (*) Withdraw via the same methods |
Min Deposit: 10 USD Cards, Bank Wire, Neteller, Skrill, WebMoney, OKPay, PerfectMoney, YuuPay (*) Withdraw via the same methods |
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INFORMATION |
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ECN BROKER |
DEALING-DESK |
L MORE FOREX PAIRS
MAJOR: ► EURUSD | ► GBPUSD | ► USDJPY | ► USDCHF | ► USDCAD | ► AUDUSD | ► NZDUSD
CROSSES: ► EURGBP | ► EURJPY | ► EURCHF | ► EURAUD | ► EURNZD | ► EURCAD | ► GBPJPY
◘ USDJPY Statistics, (Updated: September 2017)
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