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USDCHF at 0.82688, top of a 6.8 pip Asia range

US housing data at 12:30 UTC is the next scheduled release in our calendar window

USDCHF · Asia session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 11:05 PM

USDCHF last traded at 0.82688, the high of an Asia session that has run 6.8 pips from 0.82620 to 0.82688. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 0.82704, 1.6 pips away, with the round number at 0.83000 31.2 pips above. Below sit the session open at 0.82625, 6.3 pips down, and the previous session low at 0.82420, 26.8 pips lower.

The previous New York session ran 28.4 pips between 0.82420 and 0.82704 and closed at 0.82674. The prior trading day covered 37.0 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 54.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Housing Starts, Building Permits and Housing Starts m/m are all scheduled for 12:30 UTC, with Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC. Over 116 past housing_usd releases USDCHF moved 4.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.40 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 22078 contracts, a change of 1662 on the week, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for USDCHF include an FXStreet piece on the Australian Dollar published at 22:58 UTC and one on the New Zealand Dollar at 17:56 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, Asia sessionOpen 0.82625, high 0.82688, low 0.82620, close 0.82688: a range of 6.8 pips over 120 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 0.82500, high 0.82704, low 0.82420, close 0.82674: a range of 28.4 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF, previous trading dayHigh 0.82704, low 0.82334, close 0.82674 on 2026-10-19, a range of 37.0 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. USDCHF daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 54.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Housing StartsScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.30M. Previous 1.28M. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD Pending Home Sales m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -0.7%. Previous 0.3%. From Forex Factory.
  8. USDCHF reaction to housing_usdOver 116 past releases USDCHF moved 4.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 092741Large speculators are net short 22078 contracts, a change of 1662 on the week. That is the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  10. Australian Dollar eyes 0.70 as China GDP surprise powers rallyFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  11. New Zealand Dollar gains as traders await third-quarter inflation dataFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  12. Economic calendar for USD and CHF4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 23:05 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

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