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USDCAD at 1.42568, New York range 22.0 pips

A USD 30-Year Bond Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3

USDCAD · New York session · Published Oct 8, 2026, 1:40 PM

USDCAD last traded at 1.42568, inside a New York session that has run 22.0 pips between 1.42508 and 1.42728. The nearest level above is the prior week high at 1.42630, 6.2 pips away, then the session open at 1.42725, 15.7 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 1.42433, 13.5 pips down, and the prior day low at 1.42048, 52 pips down.

London traded a 34.4 pip range, opening at 1.42634 and closing at 1.42724. The prior trading day ran 76.2 pips between 1.42048 and 1.42810. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 53.4 pips, and the latest day sits at the 81st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

The next release is the USD 30-Year Bond Auction at 17:00 UTC, 199 minutes away, graded impact 3 of 3. Over 423 past releases of that family, USDCAD moved 4.23 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.42 in the first 60, in either direction. CAD Unemployment Rate and Employment Change follow at 12:30 UTC on 2026-10-09, both impact 3 of 3.

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 the investingLive European session wrap at 11:49 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD, New York sessionOpen 1.42725, high 1.42728, low 1.42508, close 1.42568: a range of 22.0 pips over 100 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, London sessionOpen 1.42634, high 1.42778, low 1.42433, close 1.42724: a range of 34.4 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD, previous trading dayHigh 1.42810, low 1.42048, close 1.42548 on 2026-10-07, a range of 76.2 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 53.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 81st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD 30-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-08 17:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Previous 5.308%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USDCAD reaction to auction_usdOver 423 past releases USDCAD moved 4.23 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.42 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CAD Unemployment RateScheduled 2026-10-09 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 6.5%. Previous 6.4%. From Forex Factory.
  9. CAD Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-10-09 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 6.3K. Previous -41.7K. From Forex Factory.
  10. 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.
  11. investingLive European session wrap: Yields continue to soar as oil surges and stocks tumbleinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.

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