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NZDUSD at 0.56066, London range 7.7 pips

FOMC Meeting Minutes at 18:00 UTC is the next high-impact USD release

NZDUSD · London session · Published Oct 7, 2026, 8:45 AM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56066, inside a London session that has run 7.7 pips between 0.56096 and 0.56018. The nearest level above is the session open at 0.56094, 2.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 0.56014, 5.2 pips away. Further out sit the previous day high at 0.56284, 21.8 pips above, and the prior day low at 0.55892, 17.4 pips below.

The Asia session closed at 0.56094 after trading between 0.56264 and 0.56014, a range of 25.1 pips. The prior trading day covered 39.1 pips, and an ordinary day over the last 14 covers 44.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 43rd percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

The calendar holds 8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-06 00:00 UTC. The 10-Year Note Auction is due at 17:00 UTC, and over 430 past releases of that family NZDUSD moved 2.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 5.10 in the first 60. The FOMC Meeting Minutes follow at 18:00 UTC, where 119 past releases moved NZDUSD 5.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.30 in the first 60.

Large speculators are net short 17315 contracts, a change of -5935 on the week, the 90th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline, graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD, was published at 08:43 UTC and covers Dow Jones futures and US Treasury yields ahead of the FOMC Minutes.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, London sessionOpen 0.56094, high 0.56096, low 0.56018, close 0.56066: a range of 7.7 pips over 105 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 0.56200, high 0.56264, low 0.56014, close 0.56094: a range of 25.1 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.56284, low 0.55892, close 0.56236 on 2026-10-06, a range of 39.1 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 44.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 43rd percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for NZD and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-08 08:45 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-06 00:00 UTC.
  7. USD 10-Year Note AuctionScheduled 2026-10-07 17:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Previous 4.834%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. NZDUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 430 past releases NZDUSD moved 2.80 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 5.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. USD FOMC Meeting MinutesScheduled 2026-10-07 18:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.
  10. NZDUSD reaction to fomc_usdOver 119 past releases NZDUSD moved 5.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.30 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  11. 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.
  12. Dow Jones futures fall as US Treasury yields rebound ahead of FOMC MinutesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.

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