Market Recap
XAUUSD
XAUUSD covered a 118.73-point range (2.34% of the open) in the 2026-03-13 session, opening at 5081.3, marking a high at 5128.46 at 05:00, and sliding to a low at 5009.73 at 22:52 before closing at 5018.34. The close represented a decline of 62.96, or 1.239%, and sat 8.6 points above the session low, placing it near the lower end of the day’s span. The sequence of extremes was high before low, with an early advance through the 5100 figure into the 5120s followed by late-day weakness that undercut 5020 and held just above 5000. The session registered a 5‑day low while remaining below the recent 10‑day high at 5419.28. In the higher-timeframe backdrop, the intraday peak briefly exceeded the H4 EMA21 at 5120.62 and the D1 SMA20 at 5118.67, whereas the settlement finished below both references by roughly 100 points. H4 RSI14 printed 30.24 by the end of the session. Price action crossed above and back below 5100 during the first part of the day, then spent the latter stages beneath that level. By the close, XAUUSD was closer to the session low than the high, with the high at 05:00 preceding the late trough at 22:52 and the market concluding near the bottom of the intraday distribution.
AUDUSD
AUDUSD finished the 00:00–05:41 session at 0.70789, up 0.00059 or 0.083% from the 0.7073 open, after trading within a 0.0022 range, equal to 0.31% of the open. Price set the session low at 0.70696 at 01:00, then moved to the high at 0.70916 by 04:13 before easing to settle near mid-range. The day’s extremes aligned with nearby round numbers, with the low briefly under the 0.7070 handle and the high just above 0.7090; the close sat 0.00093 above the low and 0.00127 below the high. The intraday structure featured an early dip into 01:00, a steady ascent into the 04:13 peak, and a modest pullback into the close, with no retest of the low after the initial print. On higher timeframes, H4 RSI(14) stood at 40.88 at the end of the window, and the H4 MACD signal line registered 0.0. On the daily backdrop, spot remained above the lower Bollinger Band at 0.70051, placing the close 0.00738 over that band, while the cited 5‑day low sat lower at 0.69554, 0.01235 beneath the session close. By the end of the period, AUDUSD preserved a small net gain with the settlement slightly below the session midpoint and within sight of the 0.7090 figure after the earlier test, while the 0.7070 area marked the session floor.
Economic Calendar Recap & Preview
A quieter data slate still delivered notable signals: in the United States, GDP rose 0.7 percent quarter over quarter, down from 1.4 previously and below the 1.4 forecast, while GDP sales increased 0.4 percent quarter over quarter versus 1.2 prior and a 1.2 forecast, indicating a slower underlying demand pulse alongside the headline deceleration; in the United Kingdom, GDP was flat month over month at 0.0 percent after 0.3 previously and matching the 0.0 forecast. The next 24 hours bring no scheduled releases, rate decisions, or major reports in server time, and no notable speeches or meetings are on the docket. With the calendar blank, there are no set times to monitor; absent fresh data, trading conditions may be more event-light, and the latest GDP outcomes will remain the most recent reference points for growth baselines until the calendar restarts.