On 2026-08-14, NZD/USD closed at 0.58545, down 0.11% on the day. It trades at 53.1% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 54.05 is in the 62nd percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.22% in the 52nd percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -34.6% 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 0.58453 / 0.57861 / 0.58303, with price +0.16% / +1.18% / +0.41% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.55842–0.60933; it closed 3.92% below the high and 4.84% 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 0.00448 (44.8 pips), 0.76% of price. It has returned -0.24% over 5 days and -0.41% over 60 days.
=== NZD/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 0.58545 -0.113% · price > all MAs; positioning net%OI -34.6% (near bottom of own 137w range (band bottoms at -34.6%))
price & change (as of 2026-08-14, prior 2026-08-13)
close 0.58545
change -0.00066 (-0.113%, -6.6 pips)
gap -0.00070 (-7.0 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-14)
range 0.00450 (45.0 pips)
close pos 0.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-14)
20d MA 0.58453 price above by +0.16%
50d MA 0.57861 price above by +1.18%
200d MA 0.58303 price above by +0.41%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-14)
20d stdev 0.446% daily ≈ 7.1% annualized (×√252) (10th pct of own history, since 2003 (5852 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.75× (0.446% vs 0.592% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-14)
ATR(14) 0.00448 (44.8 pips)
ATR% 0.76% (11th pct of own history, since 2003 (5858 obs))
range/ATR 100.5%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-14)
high 0.60933 (-3.92% from high)
low 0.55842 (+4.84% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-14)
RSI(14) 54.05 (62nd pct of own history, since 2003 (5858 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-14)
5d return -0.24%
20d return +0.22%
60d return -0.41%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 0.93% (from 2003-12-01)
ZIRP-2009 0.84%
tightening-2015 0.64%
ZIRP-2019 0.61%
tightening-2022 0.73%
easing-2024 0.59%
positioning (as of 2026-08-11)
next COT as of 2026-08-18 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net -33,461 contracts (net short NZD)
net % OI -34.6%
net%OI range -34.6% … +28.5% (own 137w)
w/w change -3,171
rate differential (NZD–USD policy)
NZD (RBNZ_OCR) 2.50% (set 2026-07-08, announced target)
next RBNZ 2026-09-02 (19 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-13, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (33 days)
differential -1.13% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-14)
vs DXY -0.76
vs S&P 500 +0.52
vs DXY beta -1.03 (26w)