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USDCHF at 0.82461, 11.3 pips wide in London so far

The next scheduled release is USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change at 14:30 UTC, graded 3 of 3

USDCHF · London session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 8:55 AM

USDCHF last traded at 0.82461, inside a London range of 11.3 pips from 0.82442 to 0.82554. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.82636, 17.5 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 0.82452, 0.9 pips away. Further out sit the prior day high at 0.82700, 23.9 pips above, and the prior day low at 0.82224, 23.7 pips below.

The Asia session ran 18.4 pips between 0.82452 and 0.82636 and closed at 0.82520. The prior trading day covered 47.7 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 54.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

Three releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 08:55 UTC, and our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC. The USD 20-Year Bond Auction follows at 17:00 UTC, graded 2 of 3. Over 437 past releases of that family, USDCHF moved 3.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.20 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. Among the headlines graded 2 of 3 for USDCHF, FXStreet reported the Swiss Franc weakening as the US Dollar held gains on oil-driven inflation at 05:11 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, London sessionOpen 0.82520, high 0.82554, low 0.82442, close 0.82461: a range of 11.3 pips over 115 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 0.82520, high 0.82636, low 0.82452, close 0.82520: a range of 18.4 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF, previous trading dayHigh 0.82700, low 0.82224, close 0.82462 on 2026-10-20, a range of 47.7 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 54.7 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 USD and CHF3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-22 08:55 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-20 00:00 UTC.
  7. USD 20-Year Bond AuctionScheduled 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 5.420%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USDCHF reaction to auction_usdOver 437 past releases USDCHF moved 3.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.20 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. Swiss Franc weakens as US Dollar holds gains on oil-driven inflationFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  11. USD EIA Crude Oil Stocks ChangeScheduled 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -4.804 M. Previous -8.557 M. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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