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USDCAD at 1.40464, 21.3 pips of range in the New York session

USD Pending Home Sales m/m is scheduled at 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away

USDCAD · New York session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 1:35 PM

USDCAD last traded at 1.40464, inside a New York session range of 21.3 pips between 1.40380 and 1.40594. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.40790, 32.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 1.40456, 0.8 pips away.

The London session ran 33.4 pips between 1.40456 and 1.40790 and closed at 1.40560. The prior trading day covered 64.2 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 69.9 pips, with the latest day at the 60th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

USD Pending Home Sales m/m carries impact 2 of 3 and a forecast of -0.6% against a previous 0.3%. Over 112 past releases of this family USDCAD moved 5.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.52 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 headline graded for USDCAD at 12:44 UTC, on BoC rate hike bets, carries impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCAD, New York sessionOpen 1.40560, high 1.40594, low 1.40380, close 1.40464: a range of 21.3 pips over 96 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 1.40786, high 1.40790, low 1.40456, close 1.40560: a range of 33.4 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCAD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 69.9 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. USD Pending Home Sales m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -0.6%. Previous 0.3%. From Forex Factory.
  6. USDCAD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases USDCAD moved 5.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.52 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. Canadian Dollar: BoC rate hike bets seen as excessive - Standard CharteredFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCAD by our headline classifier.

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