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XAUUSD at 4134.24, Asia range 113.2 pips

US housing data at 12:30 UTC is the next scheduled release in our 24-hour window

XAUUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 11:10 PM

XAUUSD last trades at 4134.24, near the low of an Asia session that has run 113.2 pips from 4145.20 to 4133.88. The nearest level above is the session open at 4143.40, 91.6 pips away, with the round number at 4140.00 between them; below sit the prior day low and previous session low, both at 4136.72, 24.8 pips away, then the round number at 4130.00, 42.4 pips below.

New York closed at 4141.08 after a 334.8-pip range between 4170.20 and 4136.72, and the prior trading day ran 538.2 pips from 4190.53 down to 4136.72. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 696.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls a calm day for this market.

Four USD housing releases are scheduled: Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts at 12:30 UTC, then Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC. Over 116 past housing_usd releases XAUUSD moved 55.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 96.70 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 207879 contracts in the CFTC report of 2026-10-13, a change of -2456 on the week and the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for XAUUSD include the Australian Dollar piece at 22:58 UTC and the British Pound piece at 15:32 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, Asia sessionOpen 4143.40, high 4145.20, low 4133.88, close 4134.24: a range of 113.2 pips over 70 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. XAUUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. XAUUSD, New York sessionOpen 4161.41, high 4170.20, low 4136.72, close 4141.08: a range of 334.8 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 696.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. XAUUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 116 past releases XAUUSD moved 55.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 96.70 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 207879 contracts, a change of -2456 on the week. That is the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Australian Dollar eyes 0.70 as China GDP surprise powers rallyFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. Economic calendar for XAU and USD4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 23:10 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

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