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XAUUSD at 4173.58, low end of a 185.6 pip London range

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XAUUSD · London session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 8:35 AM

XAUUSD last traded at 4173.58, near the London session low of 4171.97 in a 185.6 pip range. The nearest level above is the round number at 4180.00, 64.2 pips away, then the session open at 4184.02, 104.4 pips above. Below sit the round number at 4170.00, 35.8 pips lower, and the previous session low at 4156.67, 169.1 pips below.

The Asia session ran 311.4 pips, from 4156.67 to 4187.81, and closed at 4184.02. The prior trading day covered 515.0 pips between 4147.34 and 4198.84. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 709.5 pips, and the latest day sits at the 7th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

Large speculators are net long 207879 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13, a change of -2456 on the week and the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Our headline classifier graded five items at impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD, the most recent from Action Forex at 2026-10-19 07:14 UTC.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 4173.58 at 2026-10-19 08:34 UTC, from our own 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 4163.52, high 4187.81, low 4156.67, close 4184.02: a range of 311.4 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4198.84, low 4147.34, close 4165.88 on 2026-10-16, a range of 515.0 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 709.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 7th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. 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.
  7. GBP/USD Reversal Test: Can UK CPI Sustain BoE Tightening Bets Beyond November?Action Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  8. Economic calendar for XAU and USD0 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 08:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

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