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XAUUSD at 4343.45 in a 332.5 pip Asia session range

The next scheduled release is the USD Fed Governor Jefferson Speech at 14:20 UTC, 729 minutes from now

XAUUSD · Asia session · Published Sep 22, 2026, 2:10 AM

XAUUSD last closed at 4343.45. The Asia session has run 332.5 pips over 250 minutes, from 4342.86 to 4376.12. Above the last price sit the session open at 4344.70, 12.5 pips up, and the round number at 4350.00, 65.5 pips up; below it sits the round number at 4340.00, 34.5 pips down.

New York closed at 4343.70 after a 522.8 pip range over 540 minutes, between 4322.74 and 4375.02. The prior trading day ran 607 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 993.3 pips, and the latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 42 days, which the source calls a calm day for this market.

The next release is the USD 2-Year Note Auction at 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Across 103 past auction_usd releases XAUUSD moved 47.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 107.20 pips in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 230338 contracts in the CFTC report of 2026-09-15, a weekly change of -1622 and the 80th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline is FXStreet's Gold declines to near $4,350 on rising odds of Fed rate hike, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 4343.45 at 2026-09-22 02:09 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. XAUUSD, Asia sessionOpen 4344.70, high 4376.12, low 4342.86, close 4343.45: a range of 332.5 pips over 250 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. XAUUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. XAUUSD, New York sessionOpen 4369.02, high 4375.02, low 4322.74, close 4343.70: a range of 522.8 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4383.44, low 4322.74, close 4343.70 on 2026-09-21, a range of 607 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  6. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 993.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  7. USD 2-Year Note AuctionScheduled 2026-09-22 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. XAUUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 103 past releases XAUUSD moved 47.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 107.20 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 230338 contracts, a change of -1622 on the week. That is the 80th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Gold declines to near $4,350 on rising odds of Fed rate hikeFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. USD Fed Governor Jefferson SpeechScheduled 2026-09-22 14:20 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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