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XAUUSD at 4065.30, 330.5 pips through the New York range

The USD CB Leading Economic Index m/m is due at 14:00 UTC, 24 minutes away

XAUUSD · New York session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 1:35 PM

XAUUSD last traded at 4065.30, inside a New York session that has run between 4058.82 and 4091.86, a range of 330.5 pips. The nearest level above is the round number at 4070.00, 47 pips away, with the prior week low at 4073.39 just beyond it. Below sit the round number at 4060.00, 53 pips down, and the previous session low at 4057.38, 79.2 pips down.

The London session opened at 4092.85, reached 4100.98 and closed at 4059.58, a range of 436 pips over 300 minutes. The prior trading day ran 377.9 pips between 4104.76 and 4142.54. 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.

Two USD releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the next 24 hours, the CB Leading Economic Index m/m at 14:00 UTC with a forecast of 0.0% and a previous -0.1%, then the 5-Year TIPS Auction at 17:00 UTC. Over 422 past auction releases XAUUSD moved 38.85 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 76.55 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13 are net long 207879 contracts, a change of -2456 on the week and the 65th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for XAUUSD include the New Zealand Dollar underperforming as NZ inflation cools down, published at 11:10 UTC at impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 4065.30 at 2026-10-22 13:35 UTC, from our own 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 4092.85, high 4100.98, low 4057.38, close 4059.58: a range of 436 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4142.54, low 4104.76, close 4140.82 on 2026-10-21, a range of 377.9 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 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.
  6. Economic calendar for XAU and USD2 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-23 13:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-21 00:00 UTC.
  7. XAUUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases XAUUSD moved 38.85 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 76.55 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  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 underperforms as NZ inflation cools downFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. 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.

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