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AUDUSD holds 0.69559, mid a 9.5 pip New York range

The CFTC AUD non-commercial net positions print at 19:30 UTC, the next release on our calendar

AUDUSD · New York session · Published Oct 16, 2026, 1:40 PM

AUDUSD last traded at 0.69559, inside a New York session that has run 9.5 pips between 0.69519 and 0.69614. The nearest level above is the session open at 0.69581, 2.2 pips away, then the London high at 0.69674, 11.5 pips above. Below sit the London low at 0.69493, 6.6 pips down, and the prior week low at 0.69323, 23.6 pips down.

London traded 18.0 pips between 0.69493 and 0.69674 and closed at 0.69581. The prior day ran 86.4 pips from 0.68942 to 0.69806. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 48.3 pips, and the latest day sits at the 98th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, an unusually wide day for this market.

The USD industrial production releases were scheduled for 13:15 UTC, 25 minutes before this note. Over 71 past releases of that family AUDUSD moved 3.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.00 in the first 60, in either direction. The Baker Hughes rig counts follow at 17:00 UTC and the Federal Budget Balance at 18:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 98588 contracts, a change of -35349 on the week, the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline graded for AUDUSD is from FXStreet at 12:03 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. AUDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.69581, high 0.69614, low 0.69519, close 0.69559: a range of 9.5 pips over 101 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, London sessionOpen 0.69496, high 0.69674, low 0.69493, close 0.69581: a range of 18.0 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. AUDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.69806, low 0.68942, close 0.69212 on 2026-10-15, a range of 86.4 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 48.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 98th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Industrial Production m/mScheduled 2026-10-16 13:15 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.4%. Previous 0.0%. From Forex Factory.
  7. AUDUSD reaction to industrial_production_usdOver 71 past releases AUDUSD moved 3.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.00 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Baker Hughes US Oil Rig CountScheduled 2026-10-16 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. USD Federal Budget BalanceScheduled 2026-10-16 18:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -34.7B. Previous -166.8B. From Forex Factory.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 232741Large speculators are net short 98588 contracts, a change of -35349 on the week. That is the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. British Pound hits three-week highs near 1.3350 as the US Dollar tumblesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for AUDUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. AUD CFTC AUD Non-Commercial Net PositionsScheduled 2026-10-16 19:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous -98.6 K. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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