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XAUUSD at 4155.26 within the New York range

USD JOLTS Job Openings and CB Consumer Confidence are scheduled at 14:00 UTC.

XAUUSD · New York session · Published Sep 29, 2026, 1:45 PM

XAUUSD is 4155.26 within the New York range between 4148.72 and 4163.32, spanning 145.9 pips so far. The nearest marked levels are 4160.00 at 47.4 pips above and 4150.00 at 52.6 pips below.

London's previous session closed at 4153.56 after a 253.2 pips range over 300 minutes. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 956.1 pips; the latest day was at the 93th percentile of the last 42, an unusually wide day for this market.

USD JOLTS Job Openings and CB Consumer Confidence are scheduled at 14:00 UTC. Across past employment_usd releases, XAUUSD moved 69.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 95.90 pips in the first 60; for sentiment_usd releases, the averages were 71.60 pips and 106.70 pips.

COT positioning is net long 225853 contracts, with a weekly change of -4485 and a 76.50 percentile reading over 52 weeks. The highest-graded headline reports Australian Dollar gains as RBA hikes interest rates, graded impact 3 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 4155.26 at 2026-09-29 13:44 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. XAUUSD, New York sessionOpen 4153.60, high 4163.32, low 4148.72, close 4155.26: a range of 145.9 pips over 105 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. XAUUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. XAUUSD, London sessionOpen 4140.54, high 4161.34, low 4136.02, close 4153.56: a range of 253.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 956.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 93th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD JOLTS Job OpeningsScheduled 2026-09-29 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 7.23M. Previous 7.27M. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD CB Consumer ConfidenceScheduled 2026-09-29 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 89.2. Previous 89.4. From Forex Factory.
  8. XAUUSD reaction to employment_usdOver 23 past releases XAUUSD moved 69.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 95.90 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. XAUUSD reaction to sentiment_usdOver 73 past releases XAUUSD moved 71.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 106.70 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 225853 contracts, a change of -4485 on the week. That is the 76th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. Australian Dollar gains as RBA hikes interest rates by 25 bps to 4.6%FXStreet. Graded impact 3 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. Economic calendar for XAU and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-09-30 13:45 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC.

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