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USDCHF at 0.82388, 23.2 pips wide in New York so far

The CB Leading Economic Index m/m is due at 14:00 UTC, 29 minutes away

USDCHF · New York session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 1:30 PM

USDCHF last traded at 0.82388, near the top of a New York session that has run between 0.82167 and 0.82399, a range of 23.2 pips. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 0.82636, 24.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the prior day low at 0.82358, 3 pips under the last price.

London closed at 0.82204 after trading between 0.81916 and 0.82268, a range of 35.2 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 50.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 9th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The CB Leading Economic Index m/m is scheduled for 14:00 UTC with a forecast of 0.0% and a previous of -0.1%. A USD 5-Year TIPS Auction follows at 17:00 UTC; over 422 past releases of that family USDCHF moved 3.37 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.25 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 22078 contracts, a change of 1662 on the week, the 2nd percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among the headlines graded for USDCHF, Action Forex reported on the SNB flagging franc carry-trade appeal as intervention readiness eases, published at 07:59 UTC at impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. USDCHF price from our feedLast one-minute close 0.82388 at 2026-10-22 13:30 UTC, from our own 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 0.82065, high 0.82268, low 0.81916, close 0.82204: a range of 35.2 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. USDCHF reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases USDCHF moved 3.37 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.
  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. SNB Flags Franc Carry-Trade Appeal as FX Intervention Readiness EasesAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDCHF by our headline classifier.

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