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Gold at 4174.46, low of the London range

The next scheduled release is a Fed Governor Waller speech on 2026-10-13 at 07:45 UTC

XAUUSD · London session · Published Oct 12, 2026, 8:50 AM

Gold last traded at 4174.46, the low of the London session so far, whose range runs from 4173.62 to 4188.32, a span of 147.0 pips. Above the last price sit the round number 4180.00, 55.4 pips away, and the previous session low at 4179.52, 50.6 pips away. Below it the round number 4170.00 is 44.6 pips away.

The Asia session ran from 4196.19 down to 4179.52 and closed at 4186.04, a range of 378.0 pips over 540 minutes. The prior trading day covered 764.6 pips between 4131.11 and 4207.58. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 800.8 pips, and the latest day sits at the 36th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

One release of impact 2 or 3 is scheduled in the 24 hours to 2026-10-13 08:50 UTC, the Fed Governor Waller speech on 2026-10-13 at 07:45 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-06 are net long 210335 contracts, a change of -8297 on the week, the 67th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among the headlines graded for XAUUSD, Action Forex reported quiet markets ahead of U.S. inflation data at 07:49 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, London sessionOpen 4186.04, high 4188.32, low 4173.62, close 4174.46: a range of 147.0 pips over 111 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, Asia sessionOpen 4196.19, high 4217.32, low 4179.52, close 4186.04: a range of 378.0 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4207.58, low 4131.11, close 4193.82 on 2026-10-09, a range of 764.6 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 800.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 36th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for XAU and USD1 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-13 08:50 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 210335 contracts, a change of -8297 on the week. That is the 67th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Markets Remain Quiet Ahead of U.S. Inflation DataAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD Fed Governor Waller SpeechScheduled 2026-10-13 07:45 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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