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Gold holds 4191.86 in a 108.2 pip London range

Existing Home Sales at 14:00 UTC is the next release, impact 3 of 3

XAUUSD · London session · Published Oct 13, 2026, 8:35 AM

Gold last traded at 4191.86, inside a London session that has run 108.2 pips between 4183.36 and 4194.18. The nearest level above is the prior session high at 4200.65, 87.9 pips away, with the round number 4200.00 just below it at 81.4 pips. Below, the round number 4190.00 sits 18.6 pips under the last price.

The Asia session ran 498.6 pips from 4150.80 to 4200.65 and closed at 4191.94. The prior trading day covered 625.4 pips between 4154.78 and 4217.32. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 784.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 26th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Existing Home Sales is scheduled for 14:00 UTC at impact 3 of 3, with a forecast of 3.95M against a previous 3.98M. Over 112 past housing_usd releases, XAUUSD moved 57.45 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 98.54 in the first 60, in either direction. Federal Budget Balance follows at 18:00 UTC at impact 2 of 3.

Large speculators are net long 210335 contracts, a change of -8297 on the week, the 67th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline graded for XAUUSD is from FXStreet at 23:18 UTC, impact 2 of 3, on gold falling below 4200.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, London sessionOpen 4191.94, high 4194.18, low 4183.36, close 4191.86: a range of 108.2 pips over 96 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 4170.91, high 4200.65, low 4150.80, close 4191.94: a range of 498.6 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4217.32, low 4154.78, close 4171.65 on 2026-10-12, a range of 625.4 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 784.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 26th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Existing Home SalesScheduled 2026-10-13 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.95M. Previous 3.98M. From Forex Factory.
  7. XAUUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases XAUUSD moved 57.45 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 98.54 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Federal Budget BalanceScheduled 2026-10-13 18:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast $​386.1 B. Previous $​-166.8 B. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. 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.
  10. Gold tumbles below $4,200 on higher oil prices, firmer US DollarFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.

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