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USDCHF at 0.83540 in a 42.2 pip London range

Next up is USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC, 229 minutes away

USDCHF · London session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 8:40 AM

London has traded between 0.83332 and 0.83754, a range of 42.2 pips, with the last price at 0.83540. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 0.83620, 8 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 0.83472, 6.8 pips away.

Asia ran a range of 35.5 pips between 0.83472 and 0.83826, opening at 0.83534 and closing at 0.83682. An ordinary day for this pair covers 48.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 40th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The next release is USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC, forecast 201K against a previous 197K, graded 3 of 3. Past releases of this family moved USDCHF 8.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.58 pips in the first 60, over 97 samples. The USD Final Manufacturing PMI at 13:45 UTC moved it 7.48 pips and 12.45 pips over 95 samples.

Large speculators are net short 26752 contracts, a change of 2236 on the week and the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this pair is FXStreet's report at 07:28 UTC that the Swiss Franc dropped to fresh lows as CPI data supported SNB dovishness, graded 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, London sessionOpen 0.83682, high 0.83754, low 0.83332, close 0.83540: a range of 42.2 pips over 100 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, Asia sessionOpen 0.83534, high 0.83826, low 0.83472, close 0.83682: a range of 35.5 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 48.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 40th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 197K. From Forex Factory.
  6. USDCHF reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases USDCHF moved 8.20 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.58 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USDCHF reaction to pmi_usdOver 95 past releases USDCHF moved 7.48 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.45 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 092741Large speculators are net short 26752 contracts, a change of 2236 on the week. That is the 8th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Swiss Franc drops to fresh 16-month lows as CPI data supports SNB’s dovishnessFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.

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