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Gold at 4182.26 near Asia session high 4183.08

The next risk is the USD data block at 12:30 UTC on 2026-10-02, with three releases graded impact 3 of 3

XAUUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 11:35 PM

The last one-minute close was 4182.26. Asia so far runs 4171.78 to 4183.08, a range of 113 pips over 95 minutes, with the session open at 4174.71. The nearest levels above are the previous New York high at 4187.86, 56 pips up, and the round 4190.00, 77.4 pips up; below sits the round 4180.00, 22.6 pips down.

New York closed at 4177.68 after trading between 4150.06 and 4187.86, a range of 378 pips over 540 minutes. For scale, an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 863.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which our data calls a calm day for this market.

The next scheduled releases are the USD Unemployment Rate, forecast 4.1% against a previous 4.1%, the USD Non-Farm Employment Change, forecast 89K against a previous 162K, and the USD Average Hourly Earnings m/m, forecast 0.3% against a previous 0.3%, all at 12:30 UTC on 2026-10-02. Across 21 past releases of that payroll family XAUUSD moved 191.63 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 206.46 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 225853 contracts, a change of -4485 on the week and the 77th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for this instrument, at 2026-10-01 17:04 UTC, is "Forex Today: US NFP takes centre stage" from FXStreet, impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 4182.26 at 2026-10-01 23:34 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. XAUUSD, Asia sessionOpen 4174.71, high 4183.08, low 4171.78, close 4182.26: a range of 113 pips over 95 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 4182.76, high 4187.86, low 4150.06, close 4177.68: a range of 378 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 863.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Non-Farm Employment ChangeScheduled 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 89K. Previous 162K. From Forex Factory.
  7. XAUUSD reaction to nfp_usdOver 21 past releases XAUUSD moved 191.63 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 206.46 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 225853 contracts, a change of -4485 on the week. That is the 77th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Forex Today: US NFP takes centre stageFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. USD Unemployment RateScheduled 2026-10-02 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 4.1%. Previous 4.1%. From Forex Factory.

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