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XAUUSD holds 4188.82 inside a 240.2 pip New York range

Four USD releases land at 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away, led by the Michigan survey

XAUUSD · New York session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 1:35 PM

XAUUSD last traded at 4188.82, inside the New York session range of 240.2 pips between 4168.57 and 4192.58. The nearest level above is the round number at 4190.00, 11.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 4183.15, 56.7 pips away.

London closed at 4183.13 after a 267.2 pip range between 4175.25 and 4201.96. The prior trading day ran 429.3 pips, and an ordinary day over the last 14 covers 789.5 pips; the latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

At 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away, the USD Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment is scheduled with a forecast of 47.5 and a previous of 47.8. Over 72 past releases of that family XAUUSD moved 73.18 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 109.77 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net long 218632 contracts, a change of -7221 on the week, the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline graded for XAUUSD is from investingLive at 06:06 UTC, impact 2 of 3, on US inflation expectations ahead of the Michigan consumer survey.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, New York sessionOpen 4183.15, high 4192.58, low 4168.57, close 4188.82: a range of 240.2 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, London sessionOpen 4196.26, high 4201.96, low 4175.25, close 4183.13: a range of 267.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 789.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Prelim UoM Consumer SentimentScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 47.5. Previous 47.8. From Forex Factory.
  6. XAUUSD reaction to sentiment_usdOver 72 past releases XAUUSD moved 73.18 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 109.77 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 218632 contracts, a change of -7221 on the week. That is the 73rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Economic data spotlight: US inflation expectations in focus in today's Michigan consumer surveyinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.

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