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USDCAD at 1.42404 inside a 15 pip New York range

The next release is USD Final Manufacturing PMI at 13:45 UTC, 4 minutes away

USDCAD · New York session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 1:40 PM

USDCAD last traded at 1.42404 and is inside the New York session range of 15 pips between 1.42378 and 1.42528. The nearest levels are the previous London session high at 1.42589, 18.5 pips above, and the prior day high at 1.42372, 3.2 pips below.

London, the previous session, ran 27.5 pips between 1.42314 and 1.42589 over 300 minutes and closed at 1.42404. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 51.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which the volatility source calls a busy day for this market. The prior trading day covered 82.4 pips.

USD Final Manufacturing PMI is scheduled for 13:45 UTC, 4 minutes away, impact 3 of 3, forecast 56.9 and previous 57.0. Over 95 past pmi_usd releases, USDCAD moved 7.02 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.33 in the first 60, in either direction. At 14:00 UTC, 19 minutes away, USD ISM Manufacturing PMI carries 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. Headlines graded for USDCAD include an Action Forex note on US jobless claims at 12:38 UTC and an FXStreet note on the US Dollar at 12:12 UTC, both graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD price from our feedLast one-minute close 1.42404 at 2026-10-01 13:39 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. USDCAD, New York sessionOpen 1.42404, high 1.42528, low 1.42378, close 1.42404: a range of 15 pips over 100 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. USDCAD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. USDCAD, London sessionOpen 1.42376, high 1.42589, low 1.42314, close 1.42404: a range of 27.5 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. 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.
  6. USDCAD, previous trading dayHigh 1.42372, low 1.41547, close 1.42317 on 2026-09-30, a range of 82.4 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  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. USDCAD reaction to pmi_usdOver 95 past releases USDCAD moved 7.02 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.33 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. USD ISM Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 54.8. Previous 54.6. From Forex Factory.
  10. 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.
  11. US Jobless Claims Fall to 197K, Offering No Sign of Labor Weakness Ahead of NFPAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.

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