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USDCHF holds 0.83142 near the top of a 10.2 pip New York range

The Michigan sentiment and inflation expectations releases are due at 14:00 UTC, the next scheduled event risk

USDCHF · New York session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

USDCHF last traded at 0.83142, inside a New York session range of 10.2 pips between 0.83090 and 0.83191. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.83150, 0.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 0.83108, 3.4 pips away.

London traded a 17.2 pip range between 0.82978 and 0.83150, closing at 0.83108. The prior day ran 40.0 pips, and an ordinary day over the last 14 covers 49.5 pips, with the latest day at the 34th percentile of the last 44 days, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The Michigan Consumer Expectations, 5-Year Inflation Expectations, Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations and Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment releases are all scheduled for 14:00 UTC. Past inflation expectations releases moved USDCHF 6.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.40 in the first 60, in either direction, over 49 samples.

Large speculators are net short 24617 contracts, a change of 2135 on the week, the 4th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for USDCHF include a TD Securities view on the Core CPI trend and an investingLive piece on US inflation expectations ahead of the Michigan survey.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, New York sessionOpen 0.83108, high 0.83191, low 0.83090, close 0.83142: a range of 10.2 pips over 120 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 0.83102, high 0.83150, low 0.82978, close 0.83108: a range of 17.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF, previous trading dayHigh 0.83468, low 0.83068, close 0.83172 on 2026-10-08, a range of 40.0 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 49.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 34th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Michigan Consumer ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 42.6. Previous 46.3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD Michigan 5-Year Inflation ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 3.3%. Previous 3.4%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USDCHF reaction to inflation_expectations_usdOver 49 past releases USDCHF moved 6.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 10.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. 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.
  10. United States: Core CPI trend seen moderating – TD SecuritiesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  11. Economic data spotlight: US inflation expectations in focus in today's Michigan consumer surveyinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  12. Economic calendar for USD and CHF8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-10 14:00 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-08 00:00 UTC.

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