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NZDUSD at 0.56749, 10.4 pips of New York range so far

The USD CB Leading Economic Index m/m is due at 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away

NZDUSD · New York session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 1:35 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56749, inside a New York session that has run between 0.56831 and 0.56727, a range of 10.4 pips. The nearest level above is the prior week high at 0.56752, 0.2 pips away, with the session open at 0.56781, 3.2 pips above the last price. Below sit the prior day low at 0.56718, 3.1 pips down, and the previous session low at 0.56692, 5.7 pips down.

The London session ran 29.2 pips between 0.56984 and 0.56692 and closed at 0.56782. The prior trading day covered 32.8 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 41.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 23rd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

After the CB Leading Economic Index m/m at 14:00 UTC comes the USD 5-Year TIPS Auction at 17:00 UTC, 204 minutes away. Over 422 past auction_usd releases NZDUSD moved 2.88 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 5.14 in the first 60, in either direction. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-21 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 47001 contracts, a change of -17655 on the week, the 31st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for NZDUSD, graded impact 2 of 3, is FXStreet's report on the New Zealand Dollar underperforming as NZ inflation cools, published at 11:10 UTC.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.56781, high 0.56831, low 0.56727, close 0.56749: a range of 10.4 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 0.56970, high 0.56984, low 0.56692, close 0.56782: a range of 29.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NZDUSD, previous trading dayHigh 0.57046, low 0.56718, close 0.57009 on 2026-10-21, a range of 32.8 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 41.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 23rd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD 5-Year TIPS AuctionScheduled 2026-10-22 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 1.955%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. NZDUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 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. Economic calendar for NZD and USD2 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-23 13:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-21 00:00 UTC.
  9. 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.
  10. New Zealand Dollar underperforms as NZ inflation cools downFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. USD CB Leading Economic Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-22 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous -0.1%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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