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AUDUSD 0.70308, Asia range 27.4 pips, 0.70356 above, 0.70258 below

USD Unemployment Claims is scheduled 2026-09-24 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3

AUDUSD · Asia session · Published Sep 24, 2026, 2:40 AM

AUDUSD last 0.70308, in an Asia session that opened 0.70356, high 0.70449 and low 0.70175, a range of 27.4 pips. The level 4.8 pips above is 0.70356, and 5 pips below is 0.70258.

The New York session ran 44.5 pips, from open 0.70694 to close 0.70396, with low 0.70258 and high 0.70703. The prior day ranged 96.2 pips, from high 0.71220 to low 0.70258. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 44.4 pips, and the latest day sits at the 100th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, an unusually wide day for this market.

USD Unemployment Claims is scheduled 2026-09-24 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 201K and previous 196K. Over 97 past releases of that family, AUDUSD moved 6.62 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.61 in the first 60, in either direction. USD New Home Sales is scheduled 2026-09-24 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 615K and previous 607K.

Large speculators are net short 38906 contracts, a change of -4036 on the week. That is the 33.30 percentile of the last 52 weekly reports, dated 2026-09-15.

Session brief

  1. AUDUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 0.70308 at 2026-09-24 02:39 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. AUDUSD, Asia sessionOpen 0.70356, high 0.70449, low 0.70175, close 0.70308: a range of 27.4 pips over 323 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. AUDUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. AUDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.70694, high 0.70703, low 0.70258, close 0.70396: a range of 44.5 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. AUDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.71220, low 0.70258, close 0.70396 on 2026-09-23, a range of 96.2 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  6. AUDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 44.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 100th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  7. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-09-24 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 196K. From Forex Factory.
  8. AUDUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases AUDUSD moved 6.62 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.61 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. USD New Home SalesScheduled 2026-09-24 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 615K. Previous 607K. From Forex Factory.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 232741Large speculators are net short 38906 contracts, a change of -4036 on the week. That is the 33th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

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