On 2026-08-04, AUD/USD closed at 0.69976, down 0.69% on the day. It trades at 67.6% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 51.39 is in the 52nd percentile of its history since 2006, and its 20-day return of +0.61% in the 58th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +12.0% of open interest, at 69% of its own two-year positioning range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.69785 / 0.70065 / 0.69118, with price +0.27% / -0.13% / +1.24% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.6415–0.72774; it closed 3.84% below the high and 9.08% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.418% daily, in the 14th percentile of its history since 2006. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.0052 (52 pips), 0.74% of price. It has returned +0.15% over 5 days and -3.43% over 60 days.
=== AUD/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 0.69976 -0.686%
price & change (as of 2026-08-04, prior 2026-08-03)
close 0.69976
change -0.00483 (-0.686%, -48.3 pips)
gap -0.00477 (-47.7 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-04)
range 0.00442 (44.2 pips)
close pos 0.0% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-04)
20d MA 0.69785 price above by +0.27%
50d MA 0.70065 price below by -0.13%
200d MA 0.69118 price above by +1.24%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-08-04)
20d stdev 0.418% daily ≈ 6.6% annualized (×√252) (14th pct of own history, since 2006 (5226 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.71× (0.418% vs 0.587% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-04)
ATR(14) 0.00520 (52.0 pips)
ATR% 0.74% (11th pct of own history, since 2006 (5232 obs))
range/ATR 85.0%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-04)
high 0.72774 (-3.84% from high)
low 0.64150 (+9.08% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-04)
RSI(14) 51.39 (52nd pct of own history, since 2006 (5232 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-04)
5d return +0.15%
20d return +0.61%
60d return -3.43%
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 0.5874%
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 +27,618 contracts (net long AUD)
net % OI +12.0%
net%OI range -23.1% … +27.4% (own 135w)
w/w change +2,830
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-04)
vs DXY -0.51
vs S&P 500 +0.36
vs DXY beta -0.69 (26w)