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AUDUSD at 0.69970, 4.2 pips of range in London so far

US housing data at 12:30 UTC is the next scheduled release, with four events inside our 24-hour window

AUDUSD · London session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 8:35 AM

AUDUSD last traded at 0.69970, inside a London range of 4.2 pips between 0.69935 and 0.69977. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.69976, 0.6 pips away, then the round number at 0.70000, 3 pips above; below sit the session open at 0.69948, 2.2 pips down, and the prior day high at 0.69930, 4 pips down.

The Asia session ran 26.8 pips between 0.69708 and 0.69976 and closed at 0.69948, and the prior trading day covered 39.6 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 47.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 48th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

Housing Starts m/m, Housing Starts and Building Permits are all scheduled for 12:30 UTC, with Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC. Over 112 past releases of this family AUDUSD moved 4.59 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.47 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 117299 contracts, a change of -18711 on the week, the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among the headlines graded for AUDUSD, FXStreet reported the Australian Dollar eyeing 0.70 as a China GDP surprise powered a rally, published at 2026-10-19 22:58 UTC at impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. AUDUSD, London sessionOpen 0.69948, high 0.69977, low 0.69935, close 0.69970: a range of 4.2 pips over 95 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 0.69785, high 0.69976, low 0.69708, close 0.69948: a range of 26.8 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. AUDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 47.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 48th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. AUDUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases AUDUSD moved 4.59 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.47 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. 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.
  8. Australian Dollar eyes 0.70 as China GDP surprise powers rallyFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. Economic calendar for AUD and USD4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-21 08:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-19 00:00 UTC.

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