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

On 2026-07-16, AUD/USD closed at 0.70081, up 0.45% on the day. It trades at 68.8% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 54.93 is in the 64th percentile of its history since 2006, and its 20-day return of -0.15% in the 47th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +14.5% of open interest, in the 74th percentile of its own two-year range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.69383 / 0.70567 / 0.68808, with price +1.01% / -0.69% / +1.85% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.6415–0.72774; it closed 3.70% below the high and 9.25% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.416% daily, in the 13th percentile of its history since 2006. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00493 (49.3 pips), 0.70% of price. It has returned +1.04% over 5 days and -2.09% over 60 days.

=== AUD/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 0.70081  +0.453%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-16, prior 2026-07-15)
    close       0.70081
    change      +0.00316  (+0.453%, +31.6 pips)
    gap         +0.00331  (+33.1 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-16)
    range       0.00250  (25.0 pips)
    close pos   83.2% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-16)
     20d MA     0.69383   price above by +1.01%
     50d MA     0.70567   price below by -0.69%
    200d MA     0.68808   price above by +1.85%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-16)
    20d stdev   0.416% daily ≈ 6.6% annualized (×√252)   (13th pct of own history, since 2006 (5213 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.70× (0.416% vs 0.591% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-16)
    ATR(14)    0.00493  (49.3 pips)
    ATR%        0.70%   (7th pct of own history, since 2006 (5219 obs))
    range/ATR   50.8%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-16)
    high        0.72774   (-3.70% from high)
    low         0.64150   (+9.25% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-16)
    RSI(14)     54.93   (64th pct of own history, since 2006 (5219 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-16)
     5d return  +1.04%
    20d return  -0.15%
    60d return  -2.09%
  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      0.5906%
  positioning      (as of 2026-07-07)
    next COT     as of 2026-07-14 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         +29,683 contracts (net long AUD)
    net % OI    +14.5%
    net%OI range -23.1% … +27.4% (own 132w)
    w/w change  -2,094
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-16)
    vs DXY      -0.59
    vs S&P 500  +0.32
    vs DXY beta -0.94 (26w)