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NZDUSD holds 0.56192 in an 11.6 pip Asia range

US PMI releases at 13:45 and 14:00 UTC are the next scheduled event risk

NZDUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 4, 2026, 10:55 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56192, inside an Asia session that has run 11.6 pips between 0.56096 and 0.56212. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 0.56467, 27.5 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number at 0.56000, 19.2 pips away.

The prior day ran 60.6 pips from 0.55862 to 0.56467 and closed at 0.56158. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 45.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 81st percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

Five releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the next 24 hours, starting with USD Final Services PMI at 13:45 UTC and USD ISM Services PMI at 14:00 UTC. Over 97 past pmi_usd releases NZDUSD moved 5.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.20 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 17315 contracts, a change of -5935 on the week and the 90th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for NZDUSD is graded impact 1 of 3, published at 22:38 UTC.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, Asia sessionOpen 0.56150, high 0.56212, low 0.56096, close 0.56192: a range of 11.6 pips over 111 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, previous trading dayHigh 0.56467, low 0.55862, close 0.56158 on 2026-10-02, a range of 60.6 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  4. NZDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 45.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 81st percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Final Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 58.7. Previous 58.7. From Forex Factory.
  6. NZDUSD reaction to pmi_usdOver 97 past releases NZDUSD moved 5.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.20 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 112741Large speculators are net short 17315 contracts, a change of -5935 on the week. That is the 90th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Middle East War updates: Iran says Strait of Hormuz main focus of talks to end war with USFXStreet. Graded impact 1 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. Economic calendar for NZD and USD5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-05 22:55 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-03 00:00 UTC.

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