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USDCHF at 0.82402, 10 pips wide in New York so far

EIA crude stocks data is due at 14:30 UTC, 59 minutes away, with impact 3 of 3

USDCHF · New York session · Published Oct 21, 2026, 1:30 PM

USDCHF last traded at 0.82402, inside a New York session that has run 10 pips between 0.82358 and 0.82458. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 0.82586, 18.4 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 0.82406, 0.4 pips away.

London ran 18.0 pips between 0.82406 and 0.82586 and closed at 0.82456, while the prior day covered 47.7 pips between 0.82224 and 0.82700. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 54.7 pips, and 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.

After the EIA release at 14:30 UTC, a 20-Year Bond Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC, and past auction releases moved USDCHF 3.36 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.25 in the first 60, in either direction, over 422 samples. Unemployment Claims follow on 2026-10-22 at 12:30 UTC, a family that has moved USDCHF 8.07 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.62 in the first 60 over 97 samples.

Large speculators are net short 22078 contracts, a change of 1662 on the week, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for USDCHF are all impact 2 of 3, led by the FXStreet piece on the New Zealand Dollar and the RBNZ published at 09:34 UTC.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF, New York sessionOpen 0.82457, high 0.82458, low 0.82358, close 0.82402: a range of 10 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 0.82520, high 0.82586, low 0.82406, close 0.82456: a range of 18.0 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 60th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USDCHF reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases USDCHF moved 3.36 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.25 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  6. 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.
  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: RBNZ hike seen with CPI near forecast – INGFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.
  9. 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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