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USDCHF at 0.82522, 13.8 pips wide in London so far

US housing data at 12:30 UTC is the next scheduled release, with Pending Home Sales at 14:00 UTC

USDCHF · London session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 8:30 AM

USDCHF last traded at 0.82522, inside a London range of 13.8 pips between 0.82431 and 0.82569. The nearest level above is the session open at 0.82566, 4.4 pips away, then the previous session high at 0.82700, 17.8 pips above. Below sit the previous session low at 0.82450, 7.2 pips down, and the prior day low at 0.82334, 18.8 pips down.

The Asia session ran 25.0 pips between 0.82450 and 0.82700 and closed at 0.82566. The prior trading day covered 37.0 pips, from 0.82334 to 0.82704. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 54.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 29th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

Four releases of impact 2 or 3 are scheduled in the next 24 hours, starting with USD Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts at 12:30 UTC, then Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC. Over 112 past housing_usd releases, USDCHF moved 4.66 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.28 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 22078 contracts in the CFTC report of 2026-10-13, a change of 1662 on the week and the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for USDCHF include the Action Forex item on UK unemployment and payrolls at 06:18 UTC and the FXStreet silver piece at 04:16 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, London sessionOpen 0.82566, high 0.82569, low 0.82431, close 0.82522: a range of 13.8 pips over 91 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 0.82625, high 0.82700, low 0.82450, close 0.82566: a range of 25.0 pips over 595 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. Economic calendar for USD and CHF4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-21 08:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-19 00:00 UTC.
  7. USDCHF reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases USDCHF moved 4.66 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.28 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. 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.
  9. UK Unemployment Falls to 4.7%, but Payrolls and Vacancies Reveal Weak HiringAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.

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