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USDCAD holds 1.42810 in a 10.6 pip Asia range

Existing Home Sales at 14:00 UTC is the next release, graded impact 3 of 3

USDCAD · Asia session · Published Oct 12, 2026, 10:40 PM

USDCAD last traded at 1.42810, inside an Asia session that has run 10.6 pips between 1.42736 and 1.42842. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 1.42876, 6.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 1.42754, 5.6 pips away.

The New York session closed at 1.42818 after a 33.0 pip range, and the prior trading day ran 47.5 pips between 1.42402 and 1.42876. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 56.7 pips, and the latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Existing Home Sales is scheduled for 14:00 UTC at impact 3 of 3, with Existing Home Sales m/m at the same time and the Federal Budget Balance at 18:00 UTC. Over 115 past housing_usd releases USDCAD moved 5.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.50 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 90163 contracts, a change of -11492 on the week, the 55th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for USDCAD include the Fed's Hammack calling for higher rates and a Bank of Canada policy path described as steady, both graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD, Asia sessionOpen 1.42754, high 1.42842, low 1.42736, close 1.42810: a range of 10.6 pips over 96 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 1.42652, high 1.42876, low 1.42546, close 1.42818: a range of 33.0 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 56.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Existing Home Sales m/mScheduled 2026-10-13 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -2.4%. Previous -2.0%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. USDCAD reaction to housing_usdOver 115 past releases USDCAD moved 5.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.50 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 090741Large speculators are net short 90163 contracts, a change of -11492 on the week. That is the 55th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Fed’s Hammack calls for higher rates as inflation pressures broadenFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD Existing Home SalesScheduled 2026-10-13 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.95M. Previous 3.98M. From Forex Factory.

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