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NZDUSD at 0.56872, low end of a 14.8 pip London range

A USD 2-Year Note Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC, the only release of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours

NZDUSD · London session · Published Oct 26, 2026, 8:35 AM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56872, near the bottom of a London session that has run 14.8 pips between 0.56850 and 0.56999 since the 0.56988 open. The nearest level above is the previous session low at 0.56948, 7.6 pips away, then the round number at 0.57000, 12.8 pips above. Below, the previous day low sits at 0.56790, 8.2 pips under the last price.

The Asia session ran 12.6 pips between 0.56948 and 0.57074 and closed at 0.56986. The prior trading day covered 25.2 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 39.0 pips. The latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls a calm day for this market.

The USD 2-Year Note Auction is scheduled for 2026-10-26 17:00 UTC at impact 2 of 3, with a previous result of 4.787%. Over 421 past releases of this family, NZDUSD moved 2.88 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 5.14 pips in the first 60, in either direction.

In the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-20, large speculators were net short 58149 contracts, a weekly change of -11148 and the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headline graded for this instrument at 07:38 UTC was FXStreet's piece on the New Zealand Dollar and RBNZ rate hike odds, impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, London sessionOpen 0.56988, high 0.56999, low 0.56850, close 0.56872: a range of 14.8 pips over 96 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 0.56975, high 0.57074, low 0.56948, close 0.56986: a range of 12.6 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.57042, low 0.56790, close 0.56992 on 2026-10-23, a range of 25.2 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 39.0 pips. The latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD 2-Year Note AuctionScheduled 2026-10-26 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 4.787%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. NZDUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 421 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 58149 contracts, a change of -11148 on the week. That is the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. New Zealand Dollar poises for gains amid RBNZ rate hike oddsFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. Economic calendar for NZD and USD1 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-27 08:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-25 00:00 UTC.

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