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USDCHF at 0.83115, New York range 16.0 pips

Fed Governor Bowman speaks at 14:45 UTC, 69 minutes away

USDCHF · New York session · Published Oct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM

USDCHF last traded at 0.83115, inside a New York session that has run 16.0 pips between 0.82992 and 0.83153. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 0.83246, 13.1 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number at 0.83000, 11.5 pips away.

London closed at 0.83032 after a 28.5 pip range, having opened at 0.83204 and reached 0.83266. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 55.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 60th percentile of the last 42 days, which the volatility reading calls an ordinary day for this market.

Three releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the next 24 hours, starting with the Bowman speech at 14:45 UTC. The 3-Year Note Auction follows at 17:00 UTC, and past auction releases moved USDCHF 3.33 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.20 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 24617 contracts, a change of 2135 on the week and the 4th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release was published at 12:30 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, New York sessionOpen 0.83032, high 0.83153, low 0.82992, close 0.83115: a range of 16.0 pips over 96 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, London sessionOpen 0.83204, high 0.83266, low 0.82982, close 0.83032: a range of 28.5 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 55.2 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.
  5. Economic calendar for USD and CHF3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-07 13:35 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC.
  6. USDCHF reaction to auction_usdOver 421 past releases USDCHF moved 3.33 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.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 092741Large speculators are net short 24617 contracts, a change of 2135 on the week. That is the 4th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  9. USD Fed Governor Bowman SpeechScheduled 2026-10-06 14:45 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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