On 2026-07-30, NZD/USD closed at 0.58026, up 0.35% on the day. It trades at 42.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 53.59 is in the 60th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +2.24% in the 77th 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 0.57771 / 0.57908 / 0.58228, with price +0.44% / +0.20% / -0.35% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.55842–0.60933; it closed 4.77% below the high and 3.91% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.442% daily, in the 10th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00498 (49.8 pips), 0.86% of price. It has returned -0.20% over 5 days and -2.54% over 60 days.
=== NZD/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 0.58026 +0.353% · 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 2026-07-30, prior 2026-07-29)
close 0.58026
change +0.00204 (+0.353%, +20.4 pips)
gap +0.00217 (+21.7 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-07-30)
range 0.00840 (84.0 pips)
close pos 8.7% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-30)
20d MA 0.57771 price above by +0.44%
50d MA 0.57908 price above by +0.20%
200d MA 0.58228 price below by -0.35%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-07-30)
20d stdev 0.442% daily ≈ 7.0% annualized (×√252) (10th pct of own history, since 2003 (5841 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.74× (0.442% vs 0.594% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-30)
ATR(14) 0.00498 (49.8 pips)
ATR% 0.86% (21st pct of own history, since 2003 (5847 obs))
range/ATR 168.8%
52-week range (as of 2026-07-30)
high 0.60933 (-4.77% from high)
low 0.55842 (+3.91% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-30)
RSI(14) 53.59 (60th pct of own history, since 2003 (5847 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-30)
5d return -0.20%
20d return +2.24%
60d return -2.54%
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 0.5942%
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 (34 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-07-30, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (48 days)
differential -1.13% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-07-30)
vs DXY -0.72
vs S&P 500 +0.44
vs DXY beta -1.03 (26w)