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NZDUSD at 0.56886 near the low of a 16.2 pip Asia range

US Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC is the next release of impact 3 of 3

NZDUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 10:30 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56886, 1.6 pips below the prior New York low of 0.56870 and 11.4 pips under the round number at 0.57000. The Asia session has run between 0.56884 and 0.57046, a range of 16.2 pips over 85 minutes, with the session open at 0.56962. Above, the prior day and prior session high both sit at 0.57046, 16 pips up.

New York traded between 0.56870 and 0.57046 and closed at 0.57009, a range of 17.6 pips over 540 minutes. The prior trading day covered 32.8 pips, from 0.56718 to 0.57046. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 41.4 pips, and the latest day sits at the 23rd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

US Unemployment Claims is scheduled for 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC with a forecast of 200K and a previous 199K, alongside Continuing Jobless Claims at the same time. Over 97 past releases of that family NZDUSD moved 6.43 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 8.80 in the first 60, in either direction. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 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 New Zealand CPI inflation headline from FXStreet and the investingLive CPI headline are both graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 0.56886 at 2026-10-21 22:29 UTC, from our own 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, Asia sessionOpen 0.56962, high 0.57046, low 0.56884, close 0.56886: a range of 16.2 pips over 85 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.56898, high 0.57046, low 0.56870, close 0.57009: a range of 17.6 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. NZDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.57046, low 0.56718, close 0.57009 on 2026-10-21, a range of 32.8 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  6. NZDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 41.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 23rd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  7. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  8. USD Continuing Jobless ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.723 M. Previous 1.710 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. NZDUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases NZDUSD moved 6.43 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 8.80 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. Economic calendar for NZD and USD6 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 22:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  11. 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.
  12. New Zealand's CPI inflation eases to 3.7% YoY in Q3, vs 3.8% expectedFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  13. New Zealand Q3 CPI 3.7% y/y (expected 3.8%, prior 4.1%)investingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.

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