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USDCAD at 1.40512, 11.9 pips of London range so far

The EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change lands at 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3

USDCAD · London session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 8:55 AM

USDCAD last traded at 1.40512, inside a London range of 11.9 pips between 1.40502 and 1.40621. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.40678, 16.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 1.40566, 5.4 pips away.

The Asia session ran 11.2 pips between 1.40566 and 1.40678 and closed at 1.40600. The prior trading day covered 78.7 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 69.7 pips; the latest day sits at the 76th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

Three scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC. The 20-Year Bond Auction follows at 17:00 UTC; over 437 past releases of that family USDCAD moved 4.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.40 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 94765 contracts, a change of -4602 on the week, the 59th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for USDCAD, at 07:59 UTC and impact 2 of 3, has the New Zealand Dollar holding steady as oil pressures inflation.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD, London sessionOpen 1.40600, high 1.40621, low 1.40502, close 1.40512: a range of 11.9 pips over 116 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 1.40613, high 1.40678, low 1.40566, close 1.40600: a range of 11.2 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 69.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 76th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for USD and CAD3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 08:55 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  6. USDCAD reaction to auction_usdOver 437 past releases USDCAD moved 4.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 090741Large speculators are net short 94765 contracts, a change of -4602 on the week. That is the 59th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. New Zealand Dollar holds steady as oil pressures inflation, RBNZ rate hike betsFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -4.804 M. Previous -8.557 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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