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XAUUSD at 4003.66, low of a 239.0 pip New York range

The USD 2-Year Note Auction is due at 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3

XAUUSD · New York session · Published Oct 26, 2026, 1:35 PM

XAUUSD last traded at 4003.66, near the bottom of a New York session that has run between 4001.69 and 4025.58, a range of 239.0 pips. The nearest level above is the round number at 4010.00, 63.4 pips up, then the session open at 4016.44, 127.8 pips up. Below, the previous London low sits at 4003.42, 2.4 pips away, and the round number at 4000.00 is 36.6 pips lower.

London ran between 4003.42 and 4022.47 for a range of 190.4 pips and closed at 4016.44. The prior trading day covered 582.8 pips, from 3975.84 to 4034.12. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 691.4 pips, and the latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The USD 2-Year Note Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3, with a previous 4.787%. Over 421 past releases of that family XAUUSD moved 38.81 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 76.77 in the first 60, in either direction. Durable Goods Orders m/m follows at 2026-10-27 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 1.8% and previous 0.0%.

Large speculators are net long 199865 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders, a change of -8014 on the week and the 53rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for XAUUSD is the Australian Dollar inflation piece from FXStreet at 12:26 UTC, impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. XAUUSD, New York sessionOpen 4016.44, high 4025.58, low 4001.69, close 4003.66: a range of 239.0 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 4006.46, high 4022.47, low 4003.42, close 4016.44: a range of 190.4 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. XAUUSD, previous trading dayHigh 4034.12, low 3975.84, close 3996.02 on 2026-10-23, a range of 582.8 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 691.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD 2-Year Note AuctionScheduled 2026-10-26 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 4.787%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. XAUUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 421 past releases XAUUSD moved 38.81 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 76.77 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Durable Goods Orders m/mScheduled 2026-10-27 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 1.8%. Previous 0.0%. From Forex Factory.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 088691Large speculators are net long 199865 contracts, a change of -8014 on the week. That is the 53rd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Australian Dollar: Inflation data to bolster yield edge – BBHFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for XAUUSD by our headline classifier.

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