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ETHUSD holds 2694.60 in a 139.5 point Asia range

FOMC Meeting Minutes are scheduled for 18:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3

ETHUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 6, 2026, 11:35 PM

ETHUSD last traded at 2694.60, inside an Asia session that has run 139.5 points between 2685.90 and 2699.85. The nearest level above is the round number 2700.00, 54 points away, and the nearest below is the round number 2690.00, 46 points away.

New York closed at 2697.55 after a 413 point range between 2683.15 and 2724.45. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 715.4 points, and the latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The calendar holds 5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours, starting with EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change at 14:30 UTC. The 10-Year Note Auction at 17:00 UTC has seen ETHUSD move 84.90 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 179.39 in the first 60, in either direction, over 422 past releases. The FOMC Meeting Minutes at 18:00 UTC have seen 124.13 points in the first 15 minutes and 197.19 in the first 60, over 117 past releases.

The loudest headline graded for ETHUSD is from FXStreet at 23:28 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3, on gold and bond yields ahead of the FOMC Minutes. A second FXStreet headline at 18:29 UTC, also graded 2 of 3, covers the FOMC Minutes and the latest Fed decision.

Session brief

  1. ETHUSD, Asia sessionOpen 2685.90, high 2699.85, low 2685.90, close 2694.60: a range of 139.5 points over 149 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. ETHUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. ETHUSD, New York sessionOpen 2714.25, high 2724.45, low 2683.15, close 2697.55: a range of 413 points over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. ETHUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 715.4 points. The latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for ETH and USD5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-07 23:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC.
  6. ETHUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases ETHUSD moved 84.90 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 179.39 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. ETHUSD reaction to fomc_usdOver 117 past releases ETHUSD moved 124.13 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 197.19 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. Gold rises above $4,150 as bond yields turn lower, traders await FOMC MinutesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for ETHUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. Forex Today: The FOMC Minutes should shed further detail on the latest Fed decisionFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for ETHUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. USD FOMC Meeting MinutesScheduled 2026-10-07 18:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.

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