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XAUUSD at 4323.62, 8.8 pips above the prior day low

The Fed Governor Jefferson Speech is due at 14:20 UTC, 269 minutes away

XAUUSD · London session · Published Sep 22, 2026, 9:50 AM

XAUUSD last traded at 4323.62. The London session has run 442.7 pips, from a low at 4291.40 to a high at 4335.68. The closest level below is the prior day low at 4322.74, 8.8 pips down, and the round number at 4330.00 sits 63.8 pips above.

The Asia session closed at 4318.52 after opening at 4344.70, a range of 609.4 pips over 540 minutes. 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, a calm day for this market.

Two releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours. The Fed Governor Jefferson Speech is at 14:20 UTC, 269 minutes away, and the 2-Year Note Auction at 17:00 UTC. Auction_usd releases moved XAUUSD 53.50 pips on average in 15 minutes and 111.90 in 60.

Large speculators are net long 230338 contracts in the COT report of 2026-09-15, a change of -1622 on the week and the 80th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Headlines graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD include GBP/USD in Limbo: Markets Scale Back BoE Rate Hike Expectations.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 4323.62 at 2026-09-22 09:50 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. XAUUSD, London sessionOpen 4318.52, high 4335.68, low 4291.40, close 4323.62: a range of 442.7 pips over 171 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, Asia sessionOpen 4344.70, high 4376.12, low 4315.18, close 4318.52: a range of 609.4 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. 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.
  6. Economic calendar for XAU and USD2 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-09-23 09:50 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-22 00:00 UTC.
  7. USD Fed Governor Jefferson SpeechScheduled 2026-09-22 14:20 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USD 2-Year Note AuctionScheduled 2026-09-22 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. XAUUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 122 past releases XAUUSD moved 53.50 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 111.90 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. 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.
  11. GBP/USD in Limbo: Markets Scale Back BoE Rate Hike ExpectationsAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.

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