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XAUUSD at 4116.08, Asia range 4111.34 to 4132.12

The 20-Year Bond Auction is due at 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3

XAUUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 12:05 AM

XAUUSD last traded at 4116.08, inside an Asia session that has run between 4111.34 and 4132.12, a range of 207.7 pips. The nearest level above is the round number at 4120.00, 39.2 pips away, then the session open at 4126.78, 107 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 4112.72, 33.6 pips down, and the prior day low at 4111.55, 45.3 pips down.

The previous New York session ran 428.4 pips between 4112.72 and 4155.56 and closed at 4125.34. The prior trading day covered 440.0 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 676.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 5th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls a calm day for this market.

Three releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 00:05 UTC, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC. The EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change and the EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change are both scheduled at 14:30 UTC, with impact 3 of 3 and 2 of 3. Over 437 past auction_usd releases XAUUSD moved 38.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 75.00 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 207879 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders for 088691, a change of -2456 on the week and the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The Gold headline from FXStreet at 20:13 UTC is graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, Asia sessionOpen 4126.78, high 4132.12, low 4111.34, close 4116.08: a range of 207.7 pips over 126 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 4124.40, high 4155.56, low 4112.72, close 4125.34: a range of 428.4 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4155.56, low 4111.55, close 4125.34 on 2026-10-20, a range of 440.0 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 676.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 5th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for XAU and USD3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 00:05 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  7. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -4.804 M. Previous -8.557 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USD EIA Cushing Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -0.153 M. Previous 1.862 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. XAUUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 437 past releases XAUUSD moved 38.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 75.00 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. 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.
  11. Gold struggles near $4,150 as global rate hike risks loomFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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