On 2026-07-29, NZD/USD closed at 0.57822, up 0.20% on the day. It trades at 38.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 50.20 is in the 50th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +1.88% in the 73rd percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -28.6% of open interest, in the 0th percentile of its own two-year range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.57707 / 0.57921 / 0.58225, with price +0.20% / -0.17% / -0.69% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.55842–0.60933; it closed 5.11% below the high and 3.55% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.439% daily, in the 9th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00461 (46.1 pips), 0.80% of price. It has returned -0.76% over 5 days and -2.05% over 60 days.
=== NZD/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 0.57822 +0.204% · positioning net%OI -28.6% (0th pct — near bottom of own 134w range (band bottoms at -28.6%))
cross-signal: flow signals align NZD/USD up: 20d return, daily %
price & change (as of 2026-07-29, prior 2026-07-28)
close 0.57822
change +0.00118 (+0.204%, +11.8 pips)
gap +0.00104 (+10.4 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-07-29)
range 0.00272 (27.2 pips)
close pos 51.8% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-29)
20d MA 0.57707 price above by +0.20%
50d MA 0.57921 price below by -0.17%
200d MA 0.58225 price below by -0.69%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-07-29)
20d stdev 0.439% daily ≈ 7.0% annualized (×√252) (9th pct of own history, since 2003 (5840 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.74× (0.439% vs 0.594% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-29)
ATR(14) 0.00461 (46.1 pips)
ATR% 0.80% (14th pct of own history, since 2003 (5846 obs))
range/ATR 59.0%
52-week range (as of 2026-07-29)
high 0.60933 (-5.11% from high)
low 0.55842 (+3.55% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-29)
RSI(14) 50.20 (50th pct of own history, since 2003 (5846 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-29)
5d return -0.76%
20d return +1.88%
60d return -2.05%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 0.9269% (from 2003-12-01)
ZIRP-2009 0.8375%
tightening-2015 0.6352%
ZIRP-2019 0.6132%
tightening-2022 0.7299%
easing-2024 0.5945%
positioning (as of 2026-07-21) (predates 2026-07-29 FOMC)
next COT as of 2026-07-28 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net -31,086 contracts (net short NZD)
net % OI -28.6%
net%OI range -28.6% … +28.5% (own 134w)
w/w change -2,084
rate differential (NZD–USD policy)
NZD (RBNZ_OCR) 2.50% (set 2026-07-08, announced target)
next RBNZ 2026-09-02 (35 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-07-29, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-07-29 (today)
differential -1.13% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-07-29)
vs DXY -0.73
vs S&P 500 +0.43
vs DXY beta -1.10 (26w)