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USDCAD holds 1.42186 in a 6.8 pip Asia range

US CPI lands at 12:30 UTC, the top-graded event on the calendar

USDCAD · Asia session · Published Oct 13, 2026, 10:40 PM

USDCAD last traded at 1.42186, inside an Asia session that has run 6.8 pips between 1.42156 and 1.42224 over 96 minutes. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.42460, 27.4 pips up, and the nearest below is the prior week low at 1.42048, 13.8 pips down.

New York closed at 1.42160 after a 42.3 pip range, having opened at 1.42426 and reached a low of 1.42036. The prior trading day ran 80.6 pips, while an ordinary day over the last 14 covers 58.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 83rd percentile of the last 42 days, a busy day for this market.

The next scheduled release is US CPI at 12:30 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3. Over 70 past cpi_usd releases USDCAD moved 8.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.20 in the first 60, in either direction. BOC Gov Macklem speaks at 06:05 UTC, and over 3 past speech_cad releases the pair moved 2.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.50 in the first 60.

Large speculators are net short 90163 contracts, a change of -11492 on the week, the 55th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among headlines graded for USDCAD, investingLive's Americas FX news wrap at 21:19 UTC and FXStreet's Taiwan outlook at 21:12 UTC both carry impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD, Asia sessionOpen 1.42176, high 1.42224, low 1.42156, close 1.42186: a range of 6.8 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 1.42426, high 1.42460, low 1.42036, close 1.42160: a range of 42.3 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 58.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 83rd percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD CPIScheduled 2026-10-14 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 334.918. Previous 334.131. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. USDCAD reaction to cpi_usdOver 70 past releases USDCAD moved 8.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.20 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CAD BOC Gov Macklem SpeaksScheduled 2026-10-14 06:05 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From Forex Factory.
  8. 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.
  9. investingLive Americas FX news wrap 13 Oct: Dollar retreats as traders await CPI; oil rises and stocks slipinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.

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