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AUDUSD at 0.69705, 22.8 pips of Asia range so far

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AUDUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 12:05 AM

AUDUSD last traded at 0.69705, inside an Asia session that has run 22.8 pips between 0.69534 and 0.69762. The nearest level above is the round number at 0.70000, 29.5 pips away, with the prior week high at 0.70133, 42.8 pips above. Below, the prior day high sits 3.1 pips under the last price at 0.69674 and the session open 0.9 pips lower at 0.69696.

The previous New York day ran 51.2 pips from 0.69162 to 0.69674 and closed at 0.69460. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 49.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 69th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

Large speculators are net short 117299 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13, a change of -18711 on the week and the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for AUDUSD all carry impact 1 of 3, among them the New Zealand trade deficit widening and the Iran operational plan report.

Session brief

  1. AUDUSD, Asia sessionOpen 0.69696, high 0.69762, low 0.69534, close 0.69705: a range of 22.8 pips over 180 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. AUDUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. AUDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.69674, low 0.69162, close 0.69460 on 2026-10-16, a range of 51.2 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  4. AUDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 49.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 69th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 232741Large speculators are net short 117299 contracts, a change of -18711 on the week. That is the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  6. New Zealand trade deficit widens to nearly NZ$2 billion, more than double forecastsinvestingLive. Graded impact 1 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  7. Iran says it has a "new operational plan" if the US resumes attacksFXStreet. Graded impact 1 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  8. Economic calendar for AUD and USD0 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 00:05 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

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