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EURUSD at 1.12212, 10.6 pips of London range so far

ECB President Lagarde speaks at 16:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3

EURUSD · London session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 8:30 AM

EURUSD last printed 1.12212, inside a London session that has run 10.6 pips between 1.12161 and 1.12268. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.12397, 18.5 pips away, then the prior day high at 1.12608, 39.6 pips up. Below sit the previous session low at 1.12176, 3.6 pips down, and the prior day low at 1.12046, 16.6 pips lower.

Asia traded 22.0 pips between 1.12176 and 1.12397 and closed at 1.12206. The prior trading day covered 56.2 pips, from 1.12046 to 1.12608. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 75.0 pips, and the latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The calendar lists 5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 08:30 UTC, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC. The USD 20-Year Bond Auction is due at 17:00 UTC; over 422 past releases of that family EURUSD moved 4.45 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.72 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 137573 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders of 2026-10-13, a change of -38241 on the week and the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for EURUSD, graded impact 2 of 3, was published at 07:50 UTC and covers French yields near their highs alongside hotter UK inflation and gilt pressure.

Session brief

  1. EURUSD, London sessionOpen 1.12205, high 1.12268, low 1.12161, close 1.12212: a range of 10.6 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 1.12378, high 1.12397, low 1.12176, close 1.12206: a range of 22.0 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. EURUSD, previous trading dayHigh 1.12608, low 1.12046, close 1.12372 on 2026-10-20, a range of 56.2 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 75.0 pips. The latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for EUR and USD5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 08:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  7. EURUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases EURUSD moved 4.45 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.72 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. 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.
  9. French yields hover near 2002 highs; hotter UK inflation sparks gilt pressureInvesting.com. Graded impact 2 of 3 for EURUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. EUR ECB President Lagarde SpeechScheduled 2026-10-21 16:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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