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NZDUSD 0.56075 in a 16.1-pip London range

USD Unemployment Claims, impact 3 of 3, is scheduled at 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, with a forecast of 201K and a previous of 197K

NZDUSD · London session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56075 in the London session that opened at 0.56198, with a high of 0.56208 and a low of 0.56046, a range of 16.1 pips over 106 minutes. The nearest level above is the previous Asia session low at 0.56110, 3.5 pips above, and the round number below is 0.56000, 7.5 pips below.

Asia, the previous session, opened at 0.56504, its high, fell to 0.56110 and closed at 0.56199, a range of 39.4 pips over 595 minutes. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 44.7 pips, and the latest day sits at the 26th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

After that, USD Final Manufacturing PMI is scheduled at 2026-10-01 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3, with a forecast of 56.9 against a previous 57.0. Over 98 past jobless_claims_usd releases NZDUSD moved 6.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.00 in the first 60, in either direction. Our calendar lists 8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours and covers to 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 11380 contracts, a change of -21898 on the week, the 94th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports as of 2026-09-22. The loudest headlines graded for NZDUSD, both from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis at impact 3 of 3, are a U.S. personal income and outlays release and a quarterly GDP release, published at 2026-09-30 12:31 UTC and 2026-09-30 12:30 UTC.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, London sessionOpen 0.56198, high 0.56208, low 0.56046, close 0.56075: a range of 16.1 pips over 106 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, Asia sessionOpen 0.56504, high 0.56504, low 0.56110, close 0.56199: a range of 39.4 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 44.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 26th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Final Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 56.9. Previous 57.0. From Forex Factory.
  6. NZDUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 98 past releases NZDUSD moved 6.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.00 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. Economic calendar for NZD and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-02 08:45 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC.
  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. Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. GDP, (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 2nd Quarter 2026; State PCE, 2025U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 197K. From Forex Factory.

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