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AUDUSD 0.69758 holds inside Asia range 0.69587 to 0.69968

USD ADP Non-Farm Employment Change at 12:15 UTC is the next release, impact 3 of 3

AUDUSD · Asia session · Published Sep 30, 2026, 3:25 AM

AUDUSD last traded 0.69758, inside the Asia session range of 0.69587 to 0.69968, a span of 38.1 pips. The session open at 0.69876 sits 11.8 pips above the last price, the round number 0.70000 is 24.2 pips above it and the prior week low 0.70039 is 28.1 pips above it. Below, the prior day low at 0.69660 sits 9.8 pips below the last price.

The previous New York session ran 41.2 pips, from an open of 0.70012 and a low of 0.69660 to a close of 0.69856. The prior trading day covered 63.6 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 47.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 88th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the measure calls a busy day for this market.

USD ADP Non-Farm Employment Change is next at 12:15 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 73K against a previous 38K. Over 26 past releases AUDUSD moved 4.83 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 8.11 in the first 60, in either direction. At 12:30 UTC come Core PCE Price Index y/y, forecast 3.3%, and Final GDP q/q, forecast 1.5%, both impact 3 of 3.

Large speculators are net short 46814 contracts, a change of -7908 on the week, the 21th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded 3 of 3 for AUDUSD are the RBA Monetary Policy Decision statement and the report of the accompanying rate move. Australia CPI and the Fed inflation commentary are graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. AUDUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 0.69758 at 2026-09-30 03:24 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. AUDUSD, Asia sessionOpen 0.69876, high 0.69968, low 0.69587, close 0.69758: a range of 38.1 pips over 377 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 0.70012, high 0.70072, low 0.69660, close 0.69856: a range of 41.2 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. AUDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.70296, low 0.69660, close 0.69856 on 2026-09-29, a range of 63.6 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 47.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 88th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  7. USD ADP Non-Farm Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-09-30 12:15 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 73K. Previous 38K. From Forex Factory.
  8. AUDUSD reaction to adp_usdOver 26 past releases AUDUSD moved 4.83 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 8.11 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. USD Core PCE Price Index y/yScheduled 2026-09-30 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.3%. Previous 3.3%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  10. USD Final GDP q/qScheduled 2026-09-30 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 1.5%. Previous 1.5%. From Forex Factory.
  11. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 232741Large speculators are net short 46814 contracts, a change of -7908 on the week. That is the 21th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  12. Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy DecisionReserve Bank of Australia. Graded impact 3 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  13. Australian Dollar gains as RBA hikes interest rates by 25 bps to 4.6%FXStreet. Graded impact 3 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  14. Australia CPI Jumps to 4.0%, but Trimmed Mean Undershoots ExpectationsAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  15. Fed Hawks Keep Inflation Pressure in Focus, but Williams Signals PatienceAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.

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