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NZDUSD at 0.56000, the Asia session low, in a 13.0 pip range

Next on the calendar is the USD Non-Farm Employment Change at 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC, forecast 89K against a previous 162K

NZDUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 11:40 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56000, the low of the Asia session, which has so far run 13.0 pips from 0.56000 to 0.56130. The nearest level above is the session open at 0.56015, 1.5 pips above the last price, and the nearest below is the prior day low at 0.55934, 6.6 pips below

The New York session ran 27.6 pips from 0.55934 to 0.56210, opening at 0.56194 and closing at 0.56054. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 45.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 80th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market

Eight releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the next 24 hours, and our calendar covers up to 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC. The USD block at 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC carries the Non-Farm Employment Change, forecast 89K against a previous 162K, a family where NZDUSD moved 15.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes over 22 past releases

Large speculators are net short 11380 contracts, a weekly change of -21898, the 94th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The top graded headlines for NZDUSD are two impact 2 of 3 items from investingLive, one on NZ consumer confidence at 2026-10-01T21:25:09Z and one previewing September non-farm payrolls at 2026-10-01T17:53:49Z

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, Asia sessionOpen 0.56015, high 0.56130, low 0.56000, close 0.56000: a range of 13.0 pips over 155 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. NZDUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. NZDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.56194, high 0.56210, low 0.55934, close 0.56054: a range of 27.6 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 45.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 80th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for NZD and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-02 23:40 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC.
  6. USD Non-Farm Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 89K. Previous 162K. From Forex Factory.
  7. NZDUSD reaction to nfp_usdOver 22 past releases NZDUSD moved 15.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 13.31 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 112741Large speculators are net short 11380 contracts, a change of -21898 on the week. That is the 94th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. NZ consumer confidence slips to 97.6 as oil spike weighs, inflation expectations easeinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.

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