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USDCHF holds 0.82076 after a 23.4 pip London range

US Unemployment Claims land at 12:30 UTC, the first of 4 scheduled releases in the next 24 hours

USDCHF · London session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 AM

USDCHF last sits at 0.82076, inside a London range of 23.4 pips between 0.81916 and 0.82150. The nearest level above is the prior week low at 0.82179, 10.3 pips away, then the prior day low at 0.82358, 28.2 pips above. Below, the previous session low sits 2.8 pips down at 0.82048 and the round number at 0.82000 is 7.6 pips lower.

The Asia session ran 43.0 pips between 0.82048 and 0.82478 and closed at 0.82065. The prior trading day covered 27.8 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 50.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 9th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

US Unemployment Claims are due at 12:30 UTC with a forecast of 200K against a previous 199K, alongside Continuing Jobless Claims at 1.723 M forecast and 1.710 M previous. Over 97 past releases of that family, USDCHF moved 8.07 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.62 in the first 60, in either direction. The CB Leading Economic Index follows at 14:00 UTC and the 5-Year TIPS Auction at 17:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 22078 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13, a change of 1662 on the week and the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline graded for USDCHF is Action Forex on the SNB and franc carry-trade appeal, impact 2 of 3, published at 07:59 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, London sessionOpen 0.82065, high 0.82150, low 0.81916, close 0.82076: a range of 23.4 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 0.82472, high 0.82478, low 0.82048, close 0.82065: a range of 43.0 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF, previous trading dayHigh 0.82636, low 0.82358, close 0.82437 on 2026-10-21, a range of 27.8 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 50.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 9th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  7. USDCHF reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases USDCHF moved 8.07 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.62 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD CB Leading Economic Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-22 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous -0.1%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  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. SNB Flags Franc Carry-Trade Appeal as FX Intervention Readiness EasesAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  11. Economic calendar for USD and CHF4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-23 08:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-21 00:00 UTC.

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