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AUDUSD at 0.70187, 14.0 pips into the London range

USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC is the next release, graded 3 of 3

AUDUSD · London session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 AM

AUDUSD last traded at 0.70187, inside a London session that has run 14.0 pips between 0.70089 and 0.70228. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.70366, 17.9 pips away, with the prior day high just under it at 0.70361. Below sit the prior week high at 0.70133, 5.4 pips down, and the previous session low at 0.70074, 11.3 pips down.

The Asia session ran 29.2 pips between 0.70074 and 0.70366 and closed at 0.70172. The prior trading day covered 38.1 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 46.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 40th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

USD Unemployment Claims is due at 12:30 UTC with a forecast of 200K and a previous of 199K, alongside Continuing Jobless Claims at the same time. Over 97 past releases of this family AUDUSD moved 6.47 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.50 in the first 60, in either direction. The calendar also lists CB Leading Economic Index m/m at 14:00 UTC and the 5-Year TIPS Auction at 17:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 117299 contracts in the CFTC 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 are all impact 2 of 3, led by the New Zealand Dollar weakening amid softer Q3 inflation data at 07:43 UTC.

Session brief

  1. AUDUSD, London sessionOpen 0.70172, high 0.70228, low 0.70089, close 0.70187: a range of 14.0 pips over 91 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 0.70260, high 0.70366, low 0.70074, close 0.70172: a range of 29.2 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. AUDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.70361, low 0.69980, close 0.70286 on 2026-10-21, a range of 38.1 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. AUDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 46.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 40th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD Continuing Jobless ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.723 M. Previous 1.710 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. AUDUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases AUDUSD moved 6.47 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.50 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. USD CB Leading Economic Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-22 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous -0.1%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  10. USD 5-Year TIPS AuctionScheduled 2026-10-22 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 1.955%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  11. 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.
  12. New Zealand Dollar weakens amid softer Q3 inflation dataFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.

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