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XAUUSD holds 4134.28 after a 175.8 pip New York range

EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change, impact 3 of 3, is due at 14:30 UTC

XAUUSD · New York session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 1:35 PM

XAUUSD last traded at 4134.28, inside a New York session that has run between 4124.36 and 4141.94, a range of 175.8 pips. The nearest level above is the round number at 4140.00, 57.2 pips higher, with the previous session high at 4141.16 just beyond it. Below, the round number at 4130.00 sits 42.8 pips away.

London closed at 4139.92 after trading between 4111.63 and 4141.16, a range of 295.3 pips. The prior day covered 440.0 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 676.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 5th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

After the EIA release at 14:30 UTC, a 20-Year Bond Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC with impact 2 of 3. Over 422 past auction releases XAUUSD moved 38.89 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 76.53 in the first 60, in either direction. Unemployment Claims follow on 2026-10-22 at 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3, with a forecast of 200K against a previous 199K.

Large speculators are net long 207879 contracts, a change of -2456 on the week, the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among the headlines graded for XAUUSD, FXStreet reported on the New Zealand Dollar and the RBNZ at 09:34 UTC and on the British Pound and the BoE at 09:26 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, New York sessionOpen 4139.92, high 4141.94, low 4124.36, close 4134.28: a range of 175.8 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 4112.32, high 4141.16, low 4111.63, close 4139.92: a range of 295.3 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4155.56, low 4111.55, close 4125.34 on 2026-10-20, a range of 440.0 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. XAUUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 676.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 5th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. XAUUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases XAUUSD moved 38.89 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 76.53 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  9. 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.
  10. New Zealand Dollar: RBNZ hike seen with CPI near forecast – INGFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. British Pound: Inflation surge backs November BoE hike – BBHFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -4.804 M. Previous -8.557 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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