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EURUSD holds 1.12210 near the top of a 6.8 pip Asia range

French and German Flash PMIs land at 07:15 and 07:30 UTC, the first scheduled releases of the session

EURUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 10:50 PM

EURUSD last traded at 1.12210, inside an Asia range of 6.8 pips that has run from 1.12150 to 1.12218. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.12314, 10.4 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 1.12150, 6 pips lower.

New York closed at 1.12155 after a 43 pip range, and the prior trading day covered 67.6 pips from 1.11884 to 1.12561. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 68.4 pips, and the latest day sits at the 77th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

The French Flash Manufacturing PMI is scheduled at 07:15 UTC with a forecast of 50.5 and a previous of 50.3, followed by the German releases at 07:30 UTC. Over 338 past pmi_eur releases EURUSD moved 5.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.30 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 137573 contracts, a change of -38241 on the week, the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among the headlines graded for EURUSD, FXStreet reported the Japanese Yen surging as risk-off mood drove safe-haven demand, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. EURUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.12150, high 1.12218, low 1.12150, close 1.12210: a range of 6.8 pips over 105 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. EURUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. EURUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.11983, high 1.12314, low 1.11884, close 1.12155: a range of 43 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. EURUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 68.4 pips. The latest day sits at the 77th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. EUR French Flash Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-23 07:15 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 50.5. Previous 50.3. From Forex Factory.
  6. EURUSD reaction to pmi_eurOver 338 past releases EURUSD moved 5.60 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.30 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 099741Large speculators are net short 137573 contracts, a change of -38241 on the week. That is the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Japanese Yen surges as risk-off mood drives safe-haven demandFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for EURUSD by our headline classifier.

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