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USDCAD holds 1.42232 in an 11.1 pip Asia range

USD Non-Farm Employment Change is scheduled next, at 12:30 UTC, with the Unemployment Rate at the same time

USDCAD · Asia session · Published Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 AM

USDCAD last prints 1.42232, inside an Asia range of 11.1 pips between 1.42186 and 1.42297. The session open is 5 pips above at 1.42282, the prior day low 3 pips below at 1.42202, and the prior day high 39.8 pips above at 1.42630.

New York ran 42.8 pips between 1.42202 and 1.42630 and closed at 1.42205. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 49.7 pips, and the latest day sits at the 34th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

USD Non-Farm Employment Change is scheduled for 12:30 UTC, forecast 89K against a previous 162K, with the Unemployment Rate at the same time, forecast 4.1%. Over 23 past nfp_usd releases USDCAD moved 21.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 27.10 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 53210 contracts, a change of -15633 on the week, the 37th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among headlines graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD, investingLive published a payrolls preview at 17:53 UTC and a consumer confidence piece at 21:25 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD, Asia sessionOpen 1.42282, high 1.42297, low 1.42186, close 1.42232: a range of 11.1 pips over 181 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. USDCAD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. USDCAD, New York sessionOpen 1.42404, high 1.42630, low 1.42202, close 1.42205: a range of 42.8 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 49.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 34th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Non-Farm Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 89K. Previous 162K. From Forex Factory.
  6. USD Unemployment RateScheduled 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 4.1%. Previous 4.1%. From Forex Factory.
  7. USDCAD reaction to nfp_usdOver 23 past releases USDCAD moved 21.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 27.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 090741Large speculators are net short 53210 contracts, a change of -15633 on the week. That is the 37th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Preview: September non-farm payrolls by the numbersinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.
  10. NZ consumer confidence slips to 97.6 as oil spike weighs, inflation expectations easeinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.

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