NZD/USD technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
NZD/USD closed at 0.56658 on 2026-10-20, up 0.12%, the 15th percentile of its daily moves by size since 2003. It is 7.02% below its 52-week high and 1.77% above its 52-week low, and is above its 20-day moving average and below its 50- and 200-day moving averages. NZD/USD had an RSI(14) of 48.46 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 44th percentile of its history since 2003. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of NZD/USD was 0.60933, set on 2026-01-29, and the 52-week low 0.5567, set on 2026-10-14. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of NZD/USD was 0.56333. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of NZD/USD was 0.57724. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of NZD/USD was 0.58383.
Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-20.
NZD/USD here is the price of one New Zealand dollar in US dollars, so a rise means the New Zealand dollar strengthened against the US dollar. The series is Yahoo Finance’s daily one for NZDUSD=X; currencies trade over the counter, with no central exchange, so this is one data provider’s quote, not an official reference rate such as a central bank’s daily fixing.
Today
1 state change · 0 notable moves
Ranked shifts (vs 2026-10-19)
| Metric | Prior | Today | Change | Move percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.07 | 48.46 | +1.39 pts | 25th |
| 50-day MA dist | -2.04% | -1.85% | +0.19 pp | 24th |
| 20-day MA dist | +0.41% | +0.58% | +0.17 pp | 20th |
| 200-day MA dist | -3.08% | -2.96% | +0.12 pp | 15th |
Changed today
- crossed above 20d MA (2nd consecutive close above)
Price and momentum
- Close
- 0.56658
- Daily change
- up 0.12%
- RSI (14)
- 48.46 — 44th percentile since 2003 (5905 obs)
- 20-day return
- -0.80% — 39th percentile since 2003 (5899 obs)
Session
- Open
- 0.56669
- High
- 0.56981
- Low
- 0.56626
- Prior close
- 0.5659
- Gap (overnight)
- +0.14%
- Intraday range
- 0.63% of price
- Close position
- 9.0% of range
Moving averages
- 20-day MA
- 0.56333 · price +0.58%
- 50-day MA
- 0.57724 · price -1.85%
- 200-day MA
- 0.58383 · price -2.96%
52-week range
- Position
- 18.8% of range
- 52-week high
- 0.60933 · price -7.02%
- 52-week low
- 0.5567 · price +1.77%
Price chart
Volatility
- 20-day realised volatility
- 0.401% daily — 5th percentile since 2003 (5899 obs)
- ATR (14)
- 44.6 pips · 0.79% of price — 13th percentile since 2003 (5905 obs)
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 0.93% (data from 2003-12-01)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 0.84%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 0.64%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 0.61%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 0.73%
- easing (2024– )
- 0.58%
Returns
- 5-day
- +1.41%
- 60-day
- -1.81%
Positioning (CFTC leveraged money)
- Net % of open interest
- -9.3% — 41% of its two-year range
Key dates
- Next RBNZ decision
- 2026-10-28 (8 days)
- Next Fed decision (FOMC)
- 2026-10-28 (8 days)
- Next jobs report (BLS)
- 2026-11-06 (17 days)
- Next CPI (BLS)
- 2026-11-10 (21 days)
Full daily summary
On 2026-10-20, NZD/USD closed at 0.56658, up 0.12% on the day. At the 2026-10-20 close, NZD/USD was 18.8% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-20 close, NZD/USD had an RSI(14) of 48.46, in the 44th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -0.80% was in the 39th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -9.3% of open interest, at 41% of its own two-year positioning range. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of NZD/USD were 0.56333 / 0.57724 / 0.58383, with price +0.58% / -1.85% / -2.96% against them. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of NZD/USD was 0.5567–0.60933; it closed 7.02% below the high and 1.77% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.401% daily, in the 5th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00446 (44.6 pips), 0.79% of price. It has returned +1.41% over 5 days and -1.81% over 60 days.
Methodology
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On 2026-10-20, NZD/USD ranked #24 of 73 instruments across all markets covered, sorted by how statistically unusual each day’s reading was (cross-asset market screener).