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Gold at 4177.58, low end of the New York range

EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change is scheduled for 14:30 UTC, 29 minutes away, impact 3 of 3

XAUUSD · New York session · Published Sep 30, 2026, 2:00 PM

Gold last trades at 4177.58, at the low end of a New York session that has ranged 428.3 pips between 4176.55 and 4219.38. The nearest level above is the round number 4180.00, 24.2 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous London session low at 4176.52, 10.6 pips away.

London closed at 4186.76 after a range of 258.9 pips between 4176.52 and 4202.42 over 300 minutes. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 941.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

On the calendar, the Unemployment Claims release is scheduled for 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, forecast 201K against a previous 197K. Over 98 past releases in that family, XAUUSD moved 73.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 98.30 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 225853 contracts, a change of -4485 on the week, in the Commitments of Traders report of 2026-09-22. The headlines graded impact 3 of 3 for this instrument are Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026, and the second quarter GDP third estimate.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 4177.58 at 2026-09-30 13:59 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. XAUUSD, New York sessionOpen 4186.76, high 4219.38, low 4176.55, close 4177.58: a range of 428.3 pips over 120 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 4190.94, high 4202.42, low 4176.52, close 4186.76: a range of 258.9 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 941.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 24th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 197K. From Forex Factory.
  7. XAUUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 98 past releases XAUUSD moved 73.00 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 98.30 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. 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.
  9. Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. GDP, (Third Estimate), Industries, Corporate Profits, State GDP, and State Personal Income, 2nd Quarter 2026; State PCE, 2025U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-09-30 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -0.701 M. Previous 2.969 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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