AUD/USD: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily

On 2026-07-06, AUD/USD closed at 0.6937, up 0.30% on the day. It trades at 60.5% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 40.01 is in the 20th percentile of its history since 2006, and its 20-day return of -1.51% in the 28th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +14.7% of open interest, in the 75th percentile of its own two-year range.

=== AUD/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 0.69370  +0.304%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-06, prior 2026-07-03)
    close       0.69370
    change      +0.00210  (+0.304%, +21.0 pips)
    gap         +0.00180  (+18.0 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-06)
    range       0.00233  (23.3 pips)
    close pos   61.4% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-06)
     20d MA     0.69751   price below by -0.55%
     50d MA     0.70952   price below by -2.23%
    200d MA     0.68663   price above by +1.03%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-06)
    20d stdev   0.412% daily   (13th pct of own history)
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.70× (0.412% vs 0.592% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-06)
    ATR(14)    0.00513  (51.3 pips)
    ATR%        0.74%   (10th pct of own history)
    range/ATR   45.4%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-06)
    high        0.72774   (-4.68% from high)
    low         0.64150   (+8.14% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-06)
    RSI(14)     40.01   (20th pct of own history)
  returns          (as of 2026-07-06)
     5d return  +0.59%
    20d return  -1.51%
    60d return  -1.18%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis       1.1769%   (from 2006-05-16)
    ZIRP-2009        0.7987%
    tightening-2015  0.5802%
    ZIRP-2019        0.6137%
    tightening-2022  0.7486%
    easing-2024      0.5925%
  positioning      (as of 2026-06-30)
    next COT     as of 2026-07-07 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         +31,777 contracts (net long AUD)
    net % OI    +14.7%
    net%OI range -23.1% … +27.4% (own 131w)
    w/w change  -7,334
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-06)
    vs DXY      -0.58
    vs S&P 500  +0.33
    vs DXY beta -0.91 (26w)