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NZDUSD holds 0.56110, London range 10.4 pips

Eight USD releases land at 12:30 UTC, led by Retail Sales and PPI

NZDUSD · London session · Published Oct 15, 2026, 9:00 AM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56110, near the middle of a London session that has run 10.4 pips between 0.56080 and 0.56184. The nearest level above is the prior week high at 0.56284, 17.4 pips away, then the prior day high at 0.56298 and the Asia high at 0.56346. Below sit the round number at 0.56000, 11 pips down, and the Asia low at 0.55870.

Asia ran 47.6 pips from 0.55870 to 0.56346 and closed at 0.56108, where London opened. The prior trading day covered 64.6 pips, and an ordinary day over the last 14 covers 41.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 88th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which the volatility source calls a busy day for this market.

Eight releases of impact 2 or 3 are scheduled in the next 24 hours, all at 12:30 UTC, 209 minutes from now. Retail Sales m/m carries a forecast of 0.3% and Core Retail Sales 0.6%, while PPI m/m is forecast at 0.6% and Core PPI at 0.3%. Past retail sales releases moved NZDUSD 6.40 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.50 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 29346 contracts, a weekly change of -12031, the 80th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this instrument, graded impact 2 of 3, was published at 08:44 UTC and flags PPI and retail sales as fresh risks for markets.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, London sessionOpen 0.56108, high 0.56184, low 0.56080, close 0.56110: a range of 10.4 pips over 120 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 0.55975, high 0.56346, low 0.55870, close 0.56108: a range of 47.6 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.56298, low 0.55653, close 0.55931 on 2026-10-14, a range of 64.6 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 41.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 88th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a busy 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 2026-10-16 09:00 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-14 00:00 UTC.
  7. USD Retail Sales m/mScheduled 2026-10-15 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 0.3%. Previous 1.2%. From Forex Factory.
  8. NZDUSD reaction to retail_sales_usdOver 25 past releases NZDUSD moved 6.40 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.50 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 112741Large speculators are net short 29346 contracts, a change of -12031 on the week. That is the 80th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. US inflation worries aren't over yet as PPI and retail sales pose fresh risks for marketsinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.

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