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USDCAD at 1.42418, London range 31.4 pips

US Final Services PMI is scheduled at 13:45 UTC, with ISM Services PMI at 14:00 UTC

USDCAD · London session · Published Oct 5, 2026, 9:10 AM

USDCAD last traded at 1.42418, near the low of the London session, which has run between 1.42406 and 1.42721 for a range of 31.4 pips. The nearest level above is the previous session low at 1.42492, 7.4 pips above, then the prior day high at 1.42618, 20 pips above. Below sit the prior day low at 1.42022, 39.6 pips below, and the round number at 1.42000, 41.8 pips below.

The Asia session closed at 1.42662 after trading between 1.42492 and 1.42938, a range of 44.7 pips over 595 minutes. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 49.1 pips, and the latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Five releases of impact 2 or 3 are scheduled in the next 24 hours, starting with the USD Final Services PMI at 13:45 UTC and the USD ISM Services PMI at 14:00 UTC. Over 97 past pmi_usd releases, USDCAD moved 6.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.10 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 78671 contracts, a change of -25461 on the week, the 51st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for USDCAD is graded impact 2 of 3, published at 08:30 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD price from our feedLast one-minute close 1.42418 at 2026-10-05 09:10 UTC, from our own 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 1.42560, high 1.42938, low 1.42492, close 1.42662: a range of 44.7 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 49.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for USD and CAD5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-06 09:10 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC.
  6. USDCAD reaction to pmi_usdOver 97 past releases USDCAD moved 6.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 090741Large speculators are net short 78671 contracts, a change of -25461 on the week. That is the 51st percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Dow Jones futures slip as Middle East tensions offset Fed rate cut hopesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD Final Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 58.7. Previous 58.7. From Forex Factory.

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