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XAUUSD at 4087.17, London range 190.0 pips

USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC is the next release, graded 3 of 3

XAUUSD · London session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 8:35 AM

XAUUSD last traded at 4087.17, inside a London session that has run between 4081.98 and 4100.98, a range of 190.0 pips. The nearest level above is the round number at 4090.00, 28.3 pips away, then the session open at 4092.85, 56.8 pips above. Below sit the round number at 4080.00, 71.7 pips lower, and the prior week low at 4073.39, 137.8 pips below.

The Asia session opened at 4142.12, reached 4147.14 and fell to 4066.82 before closing at 4092.85, a range of 803.1 pips over 540 minutes. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 664.8 pips, and the latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

USD Unemployment Claims is scheduled for 12:30 UTC with a forecast of 200K and a previous of 199K, and USD Continuing Jobless Claims follows at the same time. Over 97 past releases of that family XAUUSD moved 75.22 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 99.98 in the first 60, in either direction. The USD CB Leading Economic Index m/m is due at 14:00 UTC and the USD 5-Year TIPS Auction at 17:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net long 207879 contracts, a change of -2456 on the week, the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for XAUUSD is the New Zealand Dollar one from FXStreet at 07:43 UTC, impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, London sessionOpen 4092.85, high 4100.98, low 4081.98, close 4087.17: a range of 190.0 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 4142.12, high 4147.14, low 4066.82, close 4092.85: a range of 803.1 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 664.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  6. XAUUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases XAUUSD moved 75.22 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 99.98 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USD CB Leading Economic Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-22 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous -0.1%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. 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.
  9. New Zealand Dollar weakens amid softer Q3 inflation dataFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.

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