Market Recap 

XAUUSD+ 
XAUUSD traded within an 82.55-point range on 2026-04-24, registering a five-day low early in the session at 07:31 when it printed 4657.84, before later marking the high at 4740.39 at 17:13 and settling near the mid-to-upper portion of the day’s span. The market opened at 4702.24 and closed at 4707.30, a gain of 5.06 points or 0.108%, with the day’s range amounting to 1.76% of the open. The close sat around 59.9% of the session’s range measured from the low, reflecting a recovery off the trough but with prices finishing below the intraday high and retaining distance from the 4750 handle. Price action traversed the 4700 level multiple times, with the low remaining above 4650 and the high stopping short of 4750. On higher timeframes, the daily close remained below the D1 EMA21 at 4748.51 and further beneath the D1 SMA50 at 4870.87, while the H4 RSI14 printed 43.34. The session’s low also established the week’s trough and came above the 10-day low reference at 4636.17. The progression featured weakness into the early European hours toward the 07:31 low, a rebound through the 4700 area into the afternoon, and a late-session pullback from 4740.39 into the close. By the end of trade, XAUUSD had posted a marginal day-on-day gain while maintaining a position below the cited daily moving averages and within sight of the multi-day downside reference points.  

USDJPY 
USDJPY slipped over the session, closing at 159.32, down 0.34 (-0.211%) from an open of 159.66. Price marked its high early at 06:31, reaching 159.83, then faded into a late low at 20:04 of 159.30, leaving the day’s extremes in a high-before-low sequence. The intraday range measured 0.53, equal to 0.33% of the open, and the close settled near the session low. Trading remained confined to the 159 handle throughout, holding above 159.00 and below 160.00, with 160.00 left untested. The session high at 159.83 aligned with the recent 5-day high of 159.83 and stayed below the 10-day high at 159.85, while the low preserved the prior day’s 159.00 area. From a structure perspective, the market advanced into the morning European hours before easing steadily into the US afternoon and finishing toward the lower end of the day’s range. On the H4 timeframe, RSI14 printed 49.16, positioned around the midline and not indicating stretched momentum in either direction. The day’s outcome leaves USDJPY hovering just under recent multi-day highs while retaining a relatively contained intraday amplitude. By the close, price had retraced most of the early-session uptick and was parked a few ticks above the low, underscoring the late-session pressure within a narrow overall range. 

Economic Calendar Recap & Preview 

Japanese inflation prints set the tone over the past day: core CPI year over year rose to 1.8 percent, up from 1.6 percent and above the 1.3 percent forecast, while CPI excluding food and energy registered 2.4 percent year over year, matching expectations but easing from 2.5 percent previously. With no economic releases scheduled over the next 24 hours (server time), the calendar is quiet and provides no time-stamped data catalysts to digest or benchmark against prior readings and forecasts.