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XAUUSD at 4124.24, London range 185 pips

US housing data at 12:30 UTC is the next scheduled release in our calendar

XAUUSD · London session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 8:35 AM

XAUUSD last traded at 4124.24, inside a London session that has run 185 pips between 4118.18 and 4136.68. The nearest level above is the round number at 4130.00, 57.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number at 4120.00, 42.4 pips away.

The Asia session closed at 4134.95 after a 315.6 pip range between 4115.75 and 4147.32. The prior trading day ran 538.2 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 696.2 pips; the latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

Four USD housing releases are scheduled: Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts at 12:30 UTC, then Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC. Over 112 past releases of this family XAUUSD moved 56.92 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 97.80 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 207879 contracts, a change of -2456 on the week and the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Our classifier graded the FXStreet note on gold tumbling amid elevated US Treasury yields at impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD, published 2026-10-19 23:23 UTC.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, London sessionOpen 4134.95, high 4136.68, low 4118.18, close 4124.24: a range of 185 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 4143.40, high 4147.32, low 4115.75, close 4134.95: a range of 315.6 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 696.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 14th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. XAUUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases XAUUSD moved 56.92 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 97.80 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. 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.
  8. Gold tumbles below $4,150 amid elevated US Treasury yieldsFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. Economic calendar for XAU and USD4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-21 08:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-19 00:00 UTC.

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