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NZDUSD at 0.56750, 12.4 pips into the New York range

A USD 2-Year Note Auction is scheduled for 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3

NZDUSD · New York session · Published Oct 26, 2026, 1:35 PM

NZDUSD last traded at 0.56750, inside a New York session that has run between 0.56866 and 0.56741, a range of 12.4 pips. The nearest levels above are the session open at 0.56829, 7.9 pips away, and the previous session high at 0.56999, 24.9 pips away. Below sit the previous session low at 0.56824, 7.4 pips away, and the prior day low at 0.56790, 4 pips away.

The London session ran 17.4 pips between 0.56999 and 0.56824 and closed at 0.56830. The prior trading day covered 25.2 pips, while 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 is a calm day for this market.

After the auction, USD Durable Goods Orders m/m is scheduled for 2026-10-27 12:30 UTC at impact 3 of 3, with Core Durable Goods Orders m/m at the same time. Over 45 past releases of that family NZDUSD moved 5.52 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.28 in the first 60, in either direction. The S&P/CS housing releases follow at 13:00 UTC, a family that has moved NZDUSD 3.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes over 112 past releases.

Large speculators are net short 58149 contracts, a change of -11148 on the week and the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among headlines graded 2 of 3 for NZDUSD, FXStreet reported at 12:53 UTC that TD Securities now sees an October rate hike from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and at 07:38 UTC that the New Zealand Dollar poises for gains amid RBNZ rate hike odds.

Session brief

  1. NZDUSD, New York sessionOpen 0.56829, high 0.56866, low 0.56741, close 0.56750: a range of 12.4 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 0.56988, high 0.56999, low 0.56824, close 0.56830: a range of 17.4 pips over 300 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 Durable Goods Orders m/mScheduled 2026-10-27 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 1.8%. Previous 0.0%. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD Core Durable Goods Orders m/mScheduled 2026-10-27 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.6%. Previous 0.3%. From Forex Factory.
  8. NZDUSD reaction to durable_goods_usdOver 45 past releases NZDUSD moved 5.52 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.28 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. USD S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/yScheduled 2026-10-27 13:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 2.7%. Previous 2.5%. From Forex Factory.
  10. NZDUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases NZDUSD moved 3.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.39 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  11. 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.
  12. Reserve Bank of New Zealand: October rate hike now seen – TD SecuritiesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  13. New Zealand Dollar poises for gains amid RBNZ rate hike oddsFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for NZDUSD by our headline classifier.
  14. USD 2-Year Note AuctionScheduled 2026-10-26 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 4.787%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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