AUD/USD AI Live Scan, 15-minute chart, Sunday, 18 October 2026
Every read JAFX AI made on the AUD/USD 15-minute chart that day, newest first: trend, structure, the levels it marked and what it said to watch.
23:47 UTC
Short-term up, holding the weekend gap · RSI 63 · price 0.69684
Gap-up open, price pinned at Friday high.
The Monday open gapped about 21 pips above Friday's 0.6943 close on Kent's 'neutral rates rising' remark. Thin early-Asia trade spiked to the 0.6972 open high, clearing the 0.6967 Friday high. The 0.6961 swing low held at the 50% retrace of the opening swing (open-swing fib), and price is back on the Friday high with RSI(14) near 63.
Support: 0.6967, 0.69613, 0.69501
Resistance: 0.69722, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close back below the 0.6967 friday high turns the break into a false break
Loss of the 0.6961 swing low exposes the 0.6950 open low and the unfilled gap toward 0.6943
M15 close above the 0.6972 open high opens the path to 0.7000 psych
Hormuz headlines into the Monday open could drive a haven USD bid that unwinds the gap
Weekly-open gap above Friday close; higher low at 0.6961, retesting Friday high.
AUD/USD gapped about 21 pips above Friday's 0.6943 close at the weekly open despite weekend Hormuz headlines. Thin early-Asia bars swung between the 0.6950 session low and the 0.6972 session high. Price is now retesting the 0.6967 Friday high from above, after a pullback low at 0.6961 held near the 50% of the open-range fib and set a higher-low line.
Support: 0.69669, 0.69613, 0.69501
Resistance: 0.69722, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close back below the 0.6961 pullback low breaks the higher-low line and opens a gap fill toward Friday's 0.6943 close
Loss of the 0.6950 session low would erase the opening move
Acceptance above the 0.6972 session high puts the 0.7000 psych rejection area back in view
Hormuz/Iran headlines and the oil reaction during the thin Asia session could materially shift this read
Thin Sunday-open range 0.6950–0.6972, above Friday close.
AUD/USD gapped about 21 pips above Friday's 0.6943 close at the Sunday open. It briefly cleared the 0.6967 Fri high to a 0.6972 open high, then met rejection and slipped back to 0.6963 in thin early Asia session trade. The 0.6950 open low lines up with the 61.8% retracement of the ny low–open high leg; RSI(14) is near 59 and ATR(14) is about 6 pips.
Support: 0.6950, 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.6967, 0.6972, 0.7000
What it said to watch
A close back above the 0.6967 Fri high and 0.6972 open high exposes the 0.7000 psych rejection area.
Failure to hold the 0.6950 open low opens a gap fill toward the 0.6943 Fri close and the 0.6936 ny low.
Hormuz/Iran headlines through the Asia session and London open could trigger a USD haven bid and reshape this open.
23:03 UTC
Gapped higher at the open, choppy below highs · RSI 60 · price 0.69627
Weekend gap above Friday close; open range 0.6950–0.6972.
Early Asia session opened with a ~21-pip gap above Friday's 0.6943 close. Thin-liquidity swings tested the open low at 0.6950, then poked to an open high of 0.6972 above Friday's 0.6967 high before slipping back to 0.6963. RSI(14) is near 60 and ATR is inflated by the gap bars, with price holding mid-way in the open range.
Support: 0.6950, 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.6967, 0.6972, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close back above 0.6972 open high puts the 0.7000 psych rejection area back in view
Loss of the 0.6950 open low exposes a gap fill toward the 0.6943 Fri close and the 0.6936 Fri low
Holding below the 0.6967 Fri high keeps the push above it reading as a false break
Hormuz/Iran headlines into the Monday open could materially shift this read via oil and haven USD flows
22:46 UTC
Gap higher at the open, stalling below open high · RSI 62 · price 0.69632
Thin early-Asia range 0.6950–0.6972 above Friday's close.
The Monday open gapped about 21 pips above the 0.6943 fri close. Early Asia trade wicked to the 0.6950 open low, then poked through the 0.6967 friday high to a 0.6972 open high before slipping back under it. Friday's NY selloff, which bottomed at the 0.6936 ny low, now sits entirely below the gap. RSI(14) is near 62, and ATR is inflated by the wide opening bars.
Support: 0.69501, 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.69669, 0.69722, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close back above the 0.6967 friday high and the 0.6972 open high puts the 0.7000 psych rejection area back in view
Failure to hold the 0.6950 open low exposes a gap fill toward the 0.6943 fri close and the 0.6936 ny low
Hormuz/Iran headlines into the Asia and London sessions are the nearest swing factor for USD haven flows
Opening-hour liquidity is thin, so early-Asia wicks may not hold once London trades
22:32 UTC
Gap higher at weekly open, testing Friday high · RSI 66 · price 0.69662
21-pip gap-up, higher low at 0.6950, price pinned at Friday high.
The weekly open gapped AUD/USD about 21 pips above Friday's 0.6943 close. A dip to the 0.6950 open low held, then price pushed to a 0.6972 open high, briefly clearing the 0.6967 Friday high. Thin early Asia session trade now sits back on that Friday high, with RSI(14) near 66 and ATR inflated to about 6.5 pips by the gap bars.
Support: 0.69501, 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.69669, 0.69722, 0.7000
What it said to watch
Holding the 0.6950 open low, which sits at the 61.8% fib of the fri low-open high move, keeps the gap-up structure intact
A slide back to the 0.6943 fri close fills the gap; a break of the 0.6936 fri low fully reverses the weekend move
Acceptance above the 0.6972 open high brings the 0.7000 psych level, rejected last week, back into view
Weekend IMF headlines and any Fed speakers on December-hike odds could shift USD tone during the Asia session
22:16 UTC
Gap higher, pressing Friday high · RSI 63 · price 0.6965
Weekend gap above Friday close; thin early-Asia range 0.6950–0.6972.
The weekly open, following the weekend IMF meetings, gapped AUD/USD about 21 pips above Friday's 0.6943 close. Thin early-Asia bars swung between the 0.6950 open low and the 0.6972 open high, briefly clearing the 0.6967 Friday high before settling at 0.6965. Friday's NY-session drop held 0.6936, the ny low, near the 61.8% retracement of the Fri rally fib. Stretched spec shorts leave the pair prone to squeezes toward the 0.7000 psych level.
Support: 0.6950, 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.6967, 0.6972, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close above the 0.6972 open high puts the 0.7000 psych rejection zone back in play
Failure to hold the 0.6950 open low exposes the 0.6943 gap fill and the 0.6936 ny low
Thin Asia-session liquidity is producing wide wicks; levels may reset into the London open
Fed speaker or IMF headlines clarifying December-hike odds could swing USD and this read
22:03 UTC
Short-term up after weekly-open gap, thin liquidity · RSI 75 · price 0.6969
Gap above Friday close; open low held, price pressing the Friday high.
AUDUSD gapped about 21 pips higher at the weekly open after the weekend IMF meetings. The open low at 0.6950 held well short of the 0.6943 gap fill, and the last bar closed at its high, back on the Friday high at 0.6967 and the 0.6970 open high, with RSI(14) near 75 on thin early-Asia liquidity.
Support: 0.6967, 0.6950, 0.6943
Resistance: 0.6970, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close above the 0.6970 open high clears Friday's 0.6967 cap and opens the 0.7000 psych level, where the pair was rejected this week
Slip back below the 0.6967 friday high turns the move into a rejection; losing the 0.6950 open low and the rising support line exposes the 0.6943 gap fill
Sunday-open liquidity is thin, so ranges and the 7-pip ATR can distort until the Asia session fills in
US housing data Tue 12:30 UTC is the next scheduled driver; no AU release before the Oct 22 PMIs
21:46 UTC
Bid at weekly open, choppy above Friday close · RSI 63 · price 0.69567
Gap-up open rejected at Friday high, holding above open low.
The weekly open gapped ~21 pips above Friday's 0.6943 close and spiked through the 0.6967 Friday high to 0.6970. It was rejected back to 0.6957 in thin early Asia session trade, and the 0.6950 open low has held twice so far. Friday's yield-driven rally stalled as the USD steadied on Fed-hike pricing, with the NY low at 0.6936 holding the 61.8% of the friday rally fib.
Support: 0.6950, 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.6967, 0.7000
What it said to watch
Failure to hold the 0.6950 open low opens a gap fill toward the 0.6943 Friday close
M15 close back above the 0.6967 Friday high negates the false break and brings the 0.7000 psych level into view
A break below the 0.6936 NY low (61.8% of the Friday rally fib) unwinds Friday's bounce
Thin early-Asia liquidity and weekend IMF headlines can distort the open structure
US housing starts Tue 12:30 UTC could shift Fed-hike pricing and this read
Weekly-open gap up, false break above Friday double top, now testing the open low.
The weekly open after the weekend IMF meetings gapped AUD/USD about 21 pips above the 0.6943 fri close. The first Asia bars spiked to a 0.6970 spike high, briefly above Friday's 0.6967 double top, then reversed to the 0.6950 open low, where price sits at the 50% fib of the move off the 0.6936 ny low. RSI(14) is neutral near 51, and ATR(14) of about 6 pips is inflated by the gap bar.
Support: 0.6950, 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.6967, 0.6970, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close below the 0.6950 open low exposes a gap fill to the 0.6943 fri close
Failure to hold 0.6936 ny low confirms a lower-low below Friday's structure
Reclaim and hold above the 0.6967 double top and 0.6970 spike high invalidates the false-break read, with 0.7000 psych next
Thin early-Asia liquidity; weekend IMF and Fed-speaker headlines can move price before Tue US housing data
21:16 UTC
Gap higher at weekly open, pressing Friday high · RSI 71 · price 0.69642
Sunday gap back to top of Friday's 0.6936–0.6967 range.
The weekly open gapped about 21 pips above Friday's 0.6943 close and is back against the 0.6967 Friday high, which capped London and NY before the selloff to the 0.6936 NY low. RSI(14) near 71 reflects the gap print on thin early-Asia liquidity. The gap extends Friday's bounce as US yields eased around Warsh's IMF speech.
Support: 0.6943, 0.6936
Resistance: 0.6967, 0.7000
What it said to watch
M15 close above 0.6967 fri high breaks the double top and opens the 0.7000 psych level
Gap fill back to 0.6943 fri close would put the 0.6936 ny low back in view
Weekend IMF headlines and Fed speakers on December-hike odds could reprice thin early-Asia trade
21:05 UTC
Intraday downtrend, compressing into weekly close · RSI 47 · price 0.6943
Double top at London high broke the neckline; late-NY range 0.6936–0.6947.
London cleared the Asian high at 0.6947 and ran to 0.6967. NY then printed lower highs, forming a double top at the London high, and broke the 0.6951 neckline as USD steadied on Fed hike bets. The measured move filled into the 0.6936 NY low, and late NY is now compressing just under the Asian high with ATR down to about 4 pips.
Support: 0.6936, 0.6926
Resistance: 0.6947, 0.6951, 0.6967
What it said to watch
Loss of the 0.6936 NY low exposes the 0.6926 asia pivot, where the overnight breakout started
A close back above the 0.6951 neckline, also the 50% fib of the London high-NY low leg, negates the double top read; the London high at 0.6967 sits above
Repeated closes above the asian high at 0.6947 would break the NY lower highs sequence
Weekend IMF headlines and Fed speakers could gap the Monday open away from this range