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

On 2026-07-08, AUD/USD closed at 0.69226, down 0.47% on the day. It trades at 58.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 39.13 is in the 18th percentile of its history since 2006, and its 20-day return of -1.43% in the 29th 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 0.69226  -0.470%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-08, prior 2026-07-07)
    close       0.69226
    change      -0.00327  (-0.470%, -32.7 pips)
    gap         -0.00337  (-33.7 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-08)
    range       0.00397  (39.7 pips)
    close pos   38.5% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-08)
     20d MA     0.69658   price below by -0.62%
     50d MA     0.70852   price below by -2.30%
    200d MA     0.68703   price above by +0.76%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-08)
    20d stdev   0.427% daily ≈ 6.8% annualized (×√252)   (15th pct of own history, since 2006 (5207 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.72× (0.427% vs 0.592% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-08)
    ATR(14)    0.00495  (49.5 pips)
    ATR%        0.71%   (8th pct of own history, since 2006 (5213 obs))
    range/ATR   80.3%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-08)
    high        0.72774   (-4.88% from high)
    low         0.64150   (+7.91% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-08)
    RSI(14)     39.13   (18th pct of own history, since 2006 (5213 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-08)
     5d return  +0.14%
    20d return  -1.43%
    60d return  -2.90%
  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      0.5919%
  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 2026-07-08)
    vs DXY      -0.58
    vs S&P 500  +0.33
    vs DXY beta -0.93 (26w)