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USDCAD at 1.42488, London range 1.42314 to 1.42502

Next is USD Unemployment Claims at 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3

USDCAD · London session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM

USDCAD last trades at 1.42488, inside a London session that has run from 1.42314 to 1.42502, a range of 18.8 pips over 105 minutes. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.42502, 1.4 pips away, and the closest below is the session open at 1.42376, 11.2 pips lower.

Asia, the previous session, ran 25.0 pips between 1.42253 and 1.42502, opening at 1.42267 and closing at 1.42376 over 595 minutes. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 51.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, a busy day for this market.

Next is USD Unemployment Claims at 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 201K against a previous 197K. Over 98 past releases of that family USDCAD moved 7.50 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.30 in the first 60, either direction. The USD Final Manufacturing PMI follows at 2026-10-01 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3.

Large speculators are net short 53210 contracts, a change of -15633 on the week, the 37th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Two headlines graded 3 of 3 for USDCAD came from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, published at 2026-09-30 12:31 UTC and 2026-09-30 12:30 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD, London sessionOpen 1.42376, high 1.42502, low 1.42314, close 1.42488: a range of 18.8 pips over 105 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, Asia sessionOpen 1.42267, high 1.42502, low 1.42253, close 1.42376: a range of 25.0 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 51.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 197K. From Forex Factory.
  6. USDCAD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 98 past releases USDCAD moved 7.50 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.30 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USD Final Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 56.9. Previous 57.0. From Forex Factory.
  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. Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.
  10. GDP, (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 2nd Quarter 2026; State PCE, 2025U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.

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