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USDCHF holds 0.83218 in a 9.6 pip Asia range

The FOMC Meeting Minutes at 18:00 UTC is the next impact 3 release for the dollar

USDCHF · Asia session · Published Oct 6, 2026, 11:30 PM

USDCHF last traded at 0.83218, inside an Asia session that has run 9.6 pips between 0.83131 and 0.83226. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.83260, 4.2 pips away, with the prior day high at 0.83266 just beyond it. Below sit the session open at 0.83185, 3.3 pips down, and the round number at 0.83000, 21.8 pips down.

New York closed at 0.83176 after a 26.7 pip range, and the prior trading day covered 28.5 pips. An ordinary day over the last 14 runs 50.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 7th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The calendar lists 5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the next 24 hours, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC. The 10-Year Note Auction at 17:00 UTC has seen USDCHF move 3.32 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.19 in the first 60 across 422 past releases. The FOMC Meeting Minutes at 18:00 UTC has averaged 7.27 pips in the first 15 minutes and 12.54 in the first 60 over 117 past releases.

Large speculators are net short 24617 contracts, a change of 2135 on the week, the 4th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for USDCHF is from FXStreet at 23:28 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3, and a second FXStreet headline at 18:29 UTC also carries impact 2.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, Asia sessionOpen 0.83185, high 0.83226, low 0.83131, close 0.83218: a range of 9.6 pips over 146 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. USDCHF reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. USDCHF, New York sessionOpen 0.83032, high 0.83260, low 0.82992, close 0.83176: a range of 26.7 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 50.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 7th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for USD and CHF5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-07 23:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC.
  6. USDCHF reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases USDCHF moved 3.32 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.19 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USDCHF reaction to fomc_usdOver 117 past releases USDCHF moved 7.27 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.54 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 092741Large speculators are net short 24617 contracts, a change of 2135 on the week. That is the 4th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Gold rises above $4,150 as bond yields turn lower, traders await FOMC MinutesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  10. USD FOMC Meeting MinutesScheduled 2026-10-07 18:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.

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