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USDCHF at 0.82448, 17.5 pips into the New York range

US housing data lands at 12:30 UTC on 2026-10-20, three releases of impact 2

USDCHF · New York session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 1:30 PM

USDCHF last traded at 0.82448, inside a New York session that has run 17.5 pips between 0.82420 and 0.82596. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.82549, 10.1 pips away, with the session open at 0.82500, 5.2 pips above the last price. Below sit the previous session low at 0.82350, 9.8 pips down, and the prior day low at 0.82179, 26.9 pips down.

London closed at 0.82501 after a 19.8 pip range between 0.82350 and 0.82549. The prior trading day ran 64.6 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 54.7 pips; the latest day sits at the 76th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts are all scheduled for 2026-10-20 at 12:30 UTC, each graded impact 2 of 3. Over 112 past releases of this family, 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 New Zealand Dollar piece from FXStreet at 11:48 UTC and the Canadian Dollar piece at 10:29 UTC, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, New York sessionOpen 0.82500, high 0.82596, low 0.82420, close 0.82448: a range of 17.5 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, London sessionOpen 0.82366, high 0.82549, low 0.82350, close 0.82501: a range of 19.8 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. USDCHF daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 54.7 pips. The latest day sits at the 76th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. New Zealand Dollar extends winning streak against US Dollar, NZ Q3 CPI data in focusFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  9. Economic calendar for USD and CHF3 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 13:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

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