On 2026-08-03, NZD/USD closed at 0.58984, up 0.39% on the day. It trades at 61.7% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 65.65 is in the 90th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +3.37% in the 86th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -28.6% of open interest, in the 0th percentile of its own two-year range. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.57958 / 0.57912 / 0.58242, with price +1.77% / +1.85% / +1.27% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.55842–0.60933; it closed 3.20% below the high and 5.63% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.512% daily, in the 22nd percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00519 (51.9 pips), 0.88% of price. It has returned +1.72% over 5 days and -0.87% over 60 days.
=== NZD/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 0.58984 +0.391% · price > all MAs; positioning net%OI -28.6% (0th pct — near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -28.6%))
cross-signal: flow signals align NZD/USD up: 20d return, daily %
price & change (as of 2026-08-03, prior 2026-07-31)
close 0.58984
change +0.00230 (+0.391%, +23.0 pips)
gap +0.00220 (+22.0 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-03)
range 0.00459 (45.9 pips)
close pos 78.0% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-03)
20d MA 0.57958 price above by +1.77%
50d MA 0.57912 price above by +1.85%
200d MA 0.58242 price above by +1.27%
price > all MAs
stack: 200d > 20d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-03)
20d stdev 0.512% daily ≈ 8.1% annualized (×√252) (22nd pct of own history, since 2003 (5843 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.86× (0.512% vs 0.596% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-03)
ATR(14) 0.00519 (51.9 pips)
ATR% 0.88% (24th pct of own history, since 2003 (5849 obs))
range/ATR 88.4%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-03)
high 0.60933 (-3.20% from high)
low 0.55842 (+5.63% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-03)
RSI(14) 65.65 (90th pct of own history, since 2003 (5849 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-03)
5d return +1.72%
20d return +3.37%
60d return -0.87%
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 0.5955%
positioning (as of 2026-07-28) (predates 2026-07-29 FOMC)
next COT as of 2026-08-04 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net -30,027 contracts (net short NZD)
net % OI -28.6%
net%OI range -28.6% … +28.5% (own 135w)
w/w change +1,059
rate differential (NZD–USD policy)
NZD (RBNZ_OCR) 2.50% (set 2026-07-08, announced target)
next RBNZ 2026-09-02 (30 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-07-31, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (44 days)
differential -1.13% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-03)
vs DXY -0.77
vs S&P 500 +0.47
vs DXY beta -1.07 (26w)