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NZDUSD holds a 10.0 pip Asia range near 0.56792

NZD CPI q/q is scheduled for 2026-10-21 21:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3

NZDUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 10:35 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56792, inside an Asia session that has run 10.0 pips between 0.56780 and 0.56880 since the 0.56830 open. The nearest level above is the session open at 0.56830, 3.8 pips away, with the prior day high at 0.56988, 19.6 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 0.56766, 2.6 pips away, and the prior week high at 0.56752, 4.0 pips away.

The New York session ran 22.2 pips between 0.56766 and 0.56988 and closed at 0.56850. The prior trading day covered 37.4 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 43.1 pips, with the latest day at the 40th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

The next release is NZD CPI q/q at 2026-10-21 21:45 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3, with CPI y/y at the same time. Over 7 past releases of this family NZDUSD moved 13.26 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.89 in the first 60, in either direction. A USD 20-Year Bond Auction is scheduled for 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, and over 422 past releases of that family the pair moved 2.88 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 5.14 in the first 60.

Large speculators were net short 47001 contracts in the COT report dated 2026-10-13, a weekly change of -17655 and the 31st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for NZDUSD include FXStreet's Gold piece at 2026-10-20 20:13 UTC and its Forex Today piece at 18:10:43 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, Asia sessionOpen 0.56830, high 0.56880, low 0.56780, close 0.56792: a range of 10.0 pips over 90 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 0.56785, high 0.56988, low 0.56766, close 0.56850: a range of 22.2 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 43.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 40th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. NZD CPI q/qScheduled 2026-10-21 21:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 0.8%. Previous 1.5%. From Forex Factory.
  6. NZDUSD reaction to cpi_nzdOver 7 past releases NZDUSD moved 13.26 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.89 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. NZDUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases NZDUSD moved 2.88 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 5.14 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. 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.
  9. Gold struggles near $4,150 as global rate hike risks loomFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.

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