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NZDUSD at 0.56630, 5.2 pips of Asia range so far

Four USD housing releases are due at 12:30 and 14:00 UTC, the first of them 804 minutes away

NZDUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56630, inside an Asia session that has run 5.2 pips between 0.56614 and 0.56666. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 0.56750, 12 pips away, with the prior week high at 0.56752 just beyond it. Below, the session open sits 1.5 pips down at 0.56615 and the previous session low 4.2 pips down at 0.56588.

The previous New York session opened at 0.56702, reached 0.56750 and closed at 0.56624, a range of 16.2 pips. The prior trading day covered 25.2 pips between 0.56498 and 0.56750. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 42.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

USD Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts are scheduled for 12:30 UTC, with Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC, all impact 2 of 3. Over 116 past housing_usd releases NZDUSD moved 3.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.60 in the first 60, in either direction. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 47001 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13, a change of -17655 on the week and the 31st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for NZDUSD, published at 22:58 UTC, covers the Australian Dollar and China GDP, at impact 2 of 3. An earlier one at 17:56 UTC covers the New Zealand Dollar ahead of third-quarter inflation data, also impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, Asia sessionOpen 0.56615, high 0.56666, low 0.56614, close 0.56630: a range of 5.2 pips over 121 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 0.56702, high 0.56750, low 0.56588, close 0.56624: a range of 16.2 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.56750, low 0.56498, close 0.56624 on 2026-10-19, a range of 25.2 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. NZDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 42.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. NZDUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 116 past releases NZDUSD moved 3.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.60 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. Economic calendar for NZD and USD4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 23:05 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 112741Large speculators are net short 47001 contracts, a change of -17655 on the week. That is the 31st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Australian Dollar eyes 0.70 as China GDP surprise powers rallyFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. New Zealand Dollar gains as traders await third-quarter inflation dataFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.

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