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NZDUSD at 0.56676, 8.8 pips into the New York range

Three USD housing releases land at 12:30 UTC on 2026-10-20, inside our covered window

NZDUSD · New York session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 1:35 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56676, inside a New York session that has run 8.8 pips from 0.56658 to 0.56746. The nearest level above is the prior day and prior week high at 0.56752, 7.6 pips away, with the round number at 0.57000 32.4 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 0.56519, 15.7 pips down, and the prior day low at 0.56176, 50 pips down.

London ran 21.0 pips, from 0.56519 to 0.56730, and closed at 0.56702. The prior trading day covered 57.6 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 44.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 79th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls a busy day for this market.

Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts are all scheduled for 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC at impact 2 of 3. Over 112 past releases of this family, NZDUSD moved 3.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.40 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 47001 contracts in the COT report of 2026-10-13, a change of -17655 on the week and the 31st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The top headline for NZDUSD, graded 2 of 3 and published at 11:48 UTC, covers the New Zealand Dollar's run against the US Dollar with NZ Q3 CPI in focus.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.56702, high 0.56746, low 0.56658, close 0.56676: a range of 8.8 pips over 95 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 0.56651, high 0.56730, low 0.56519, close 0.56702: a range of 21.0 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.56752, low 0.56176, close 0.56524 on 2026-10-16, a range of 57.6 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 44.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 79th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD Building PermitsScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.39M. Previous 1.39M. From Forex Factory.
  8. USD Housing StartsScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.30M. Previous 1.28M. From Forex Factory.
  9. NZDUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases NZDUSD moved 3.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 112741Large speculators are net short 47001 contracts, a change of -17655 on the week. That is the 31st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. New Zealand Dollar extends winning streak against US Dollar, NZ Q3 CPI data in focusFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. Economic calendar for NZD and USD3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 13:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

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