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NZDUSD at 0.56061, New York range 15.7 pips

US Michigan consumer survey releases at 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away

NZDUSD · New York session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 1:35 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56061, inside a New York session that has run 15.7 pips between 0.56014 and 0.56170. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 0.56134, 7.3 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 0.56082, 2.1 pips away.

London closed at 0.56158 after a 11.2 pip range between 0.56082 and 0.56194. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 43.4 pips, and the latest day sits at the 20th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The US Michigan consumer survey is scheduled for 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away, with Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment forecast at 47.5 against a previous 47.8. Over 72 past releases of that family NZDUSD moved 5.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.89 in the first 60, in either direction.

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 for NZDUSD, from investingLive, puts US inflation expectations in focus in today's Michigan consumer survey.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.56158, high 0.56170, low 0.56014, close 0.56061: a range of 15.7 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, London sessionOpen 0.56148, high 0.56194, low 0.56082, close 0.56158: a range of 11.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 43.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 20th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Prelim UoM Consumer SentimentScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 47.5. Previous 47.8. From Forex Factory.
  6. NZDUSD reaction to sentiment_usdOver 72 past releases NZDUSD moved 5.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.89 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. 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.
  8. Economic data spotlight: US inflation expectations in focus in today's Michigan consumer surveyinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.

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