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EURUSD at 1.11968, London range 18.5 pips

Fed Governor Waller speaks at 08:30 UTC, the first of 7 releases of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours

EURUSD · London session · Published Oct 8, 2026, 8:30 AM

EURUSD last traded at 1.11968, inside a London session that has run 18.5 pips between 1.11818 and 1.12003. The nearest level above is the round number at 1.12000, 3.2 pips away, then the prior week low at 1.12150, 18.2 pips above. Below sit the session open at 1.11910, 5.8 pips down, and the previous Asia low at 1.11899, 6.9 pips down.

Asia traded a 23.0 pip range between 1.11899 and 1.12130 and closed at 1.11911. The prior trading day ran 99.2 pips from 1.11646 to 1.12638. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 64.8 pips, and the latest day sits at the 93rd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, an unusually wide day for this market.

Fed Governor Waller speaks at 08:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3, and FOMC Member Waller speaks at the same time. Over 118 past fomc_usd releases EURUSD moved 9.57 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.76 in the first 60, in either direction. Initial Jobless Claims follows at 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 190 K against a previous 197 K.

Large speculators are net short 63256 contracts, a change of -10922 on the week, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this instrument is from FXStreet at 07:33 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3, on the ECB's Moulin and inflation.

Session brief

  1. EURUSD, London sessionOpen 1.11910, high 1.12003, low 1.11818, close 1.11968: a range of 18.5 pips over 90 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, Asia sessionOpen 1.11954, high 1.12130, low 1.11899, close 1.11911: a range of 23.0 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. EURUSD, previous trading dayHigh 1.12638, low 1.11646, close 1.11964 on 2026-10-07, a range of 99.2 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. EURUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 64.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 93rd percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Fed Governor Waller SpeechScheduled 2026-10-08 08:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. EURUSD reaction to fomc_usdOver 118 past releases EURUSD moved 9.57 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.76 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Initial Jobless ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-08 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 190 K. Previous 197 K. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 099741Large speculators are net short 63256 contracts, a change of -10922 on the week. That is the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. ECB’s Moulin: Inflation is clearly 100% energyFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for EURUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. Economic calendar for EUR and USD7 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-09 08:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-07 00:00 UTC.

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