On 2026-08-13, NZD/USD closed at 0.58611, down 0.32% on the day. It trades at 54.4% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 55.41 is in the 66th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.23% in the 52nd percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -29.7% of open interest, at 0% of its own two-year positioning range. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.58447 / 0.57864 / 0.58293, with price +0.28% / +1.29% / +0.55% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.55842–0.60933; it closed 3.81% below the high and 4.96% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.446% daily, in the 10th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00447 (44.7 pips), 0.76% of price. It has returned -0.45% over 5 days and -0.12% over 60 days.
=== NZD/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 0.58611 -0.321% · price > all MAs; positioning net%OI -29.7% (near bottom of own 136w range (band bottoms at -29.7%))
price & change (as of 2026-08-13, prior 2026-08-12)
close 0.58611
change -0.00189 (-0.321%, -18.9 pips)
gap -0.00201 (-20.1 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-13)
range 0.00410 (41.0 pips)
close pos 92.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-13)
20d MA 0.58447 price above by +0.28%
50d MA 0.57864 price above by +1.29%
200d MA 0.58293 price above by +0.55%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-13)
20d stdev 0.446% daily ≈ 7.1% annualized (×√252) (10th pct of own history, since 2003 (5851 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.75× (0.446% vs 0.593% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-13)
ATR(14) 0.00447 (44.7 pips)
ATR% 0.76% (11th pct of own history, since 2003 (5857 obs))
range/ATR 91.6%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-13)
high 0.60933 (-3.81% from high)
low 0.55842 (+4.96% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-13)
RSI(14) 55.41 (66th pct of own history, since 2003 (5857 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-13)
5d return -0.45%
20d return +0.23%
60d return -0.12%
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 0.5929%
positioning (as of 2026-08-04)
next COT as of 2026-08-11 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net -30,290 contracts (net short NZD)
net % OI -29.7%
net%OI range -29.7% … +28.5% (own 136w)
w/w change -263
rate differential (NZD–USD policy)
NZD (RBNZ_OCR) 2.50% (set 2026-07-08, announced target)
next RBNZ 2026-09-02 (20 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-13, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (34 days)
differential -1.13% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-13)
vs DXY -0.76
vs S&P 500 +0.52
vs DXY beta -1.03 (26w)