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AUDUSD at 0.69630, London range 22 pips

US PMI releases at 13:45 and 14:00 UTC are the next scheduled event risk

AUDUSD · London session · Published Oct 5, 2026, 8:50 AM

AUDUSD last traded at 0.69630, inside a London session that has run 22 pips between 0.69420 and 0.69640. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.69614, 1.6 pips above the last price, and the nearest below is the session open at 0.69449, 18.1 pips below.

The Asia session closed at 0.69449 after a 29.0 pip range between 0.69323 and 0.69614. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 47.8 pips, and the latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 42 days, which the volatility source calls a busy day for this market.

Five releases of impact 2 or 3 are scheduled in the next 24 hours, starting with USD Final Services PMI at 13:45 UTC and USD ISM Services PMI at 14:00 UTC. Over 97 past pmi_usd releases AUDUSD moved 5.50 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.30 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 63239 contracts, a change of -16425 on the week and the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for AUDUSD, graded impact 2 of 3, is from FXStreet at 08:30 UTC on Middle East tensions and Fed rate cut hopes.

Session brief

  1. AUDUSD, London sessionOpen 0.69449, high 0.69640, low 0.69420, close 0.69630: a range of 22 pips over 110 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, Asia sessionOpen 0.69534, high 0.69614, low 0.69323, close 0.69449: a range of 29.0 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. AUDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 47.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for AUD and USD5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-06 08:50 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC.
  6. AUDUSD reaction to pmi_usdOver 97 past releases AUDUSD moved 5.50 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.30 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 232741Large speculators are net short 63239 contracts, a change of -16425 on the week. That is the 14th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Dow Jones futures slip as Middle East tensions offset Fed rate cut hopesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD Final Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 58.7. Previous 58.7. From Forex Factory.

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