USD/CHF: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily

On 2026-07-17, USD/CHF closed at 0.80831, up 0.45% on the day. It trades at 83.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 55.12 is in the 68th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.42% in the 59th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -8.8% of open interest, in the 54th percentile of its own two-year range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.8084 / 0.79673 / 0.79192, with price -0.01% / +1.45% / +2.07% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.7629–0.81703; it closed 1.07% below the high and 5.95% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.373% daily, in the 17th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00557 (55.7 pips), 0.69% of price. It has returned +0.22% over 5 days and +2.81% over 60 days.

=== USD/CHF  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 0.80831  +0.454%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-17, prior 2026-07-16)
    close       0.80831
    change      +0.00365  (+0.454%, +36.5 pips)
    gap         +0.00380  (+38.0 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-17)
    range       0.00320  (32.0 pips)
    close pos   72.2% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-17)
     20d MA     0.80840   price below by -0.01%
     50d MA     0.79673   price above by +1.45%
    200d MA     0.79192   price above by +2.07%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-17)
    20d stdev   0.373% daily ≈ 5.9% annualized (×√252)   (17th pct of own history, since 2003 (5903 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.75× (0.373% vs 0.501% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-17)
    ATR(14)    0.00557  (55.7 pips)
    ATR%        0.69%   (20th pct of own history, since 2003 (5909 obs))
    range/ATR   57.4%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-17)
    high        0.81703   (-1.07% from high)
    low         0.76290   (+5.95% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-17)
    RSI(14)     55.12   (68th pct of own history, since 2003 (5909 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-17)
     5d return  +0.22%
    20d return  +0.42%
    60d return  +2.81%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis       0.6825%   (from 2003-09-17)
    ZIRP-2009        0.8514%
    tightening-2015  0.4493%
    ZIRP-2019        0.4109%
    tightening-2022  0.5348%
    easing-2024      0.5012%
  positioning      (as of 2026-07-14)
    next COT     as of 2026-07-21 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -9,500 contracts (net short CHF; = long USD in USD/CHF terms)
    net % OI    -8.8%
    net%OI range -25.7% … +5.8% (own 133w)
    w/w change  -2,282
  rate differential (USD–CHF policy)
    USD (EFFR)            3.63%  (as of 2026-07-16, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-07-29  (12 days)
    CHF (SNB_POLICY_RATE) 0.00%  (set 2026-05, policy rate)
    next SNB              2026-09-24  (69 days)
    differential    +3.63%  (base−quote)
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-17)
    vs DXY      +0.67
    vs S&P 500  -0.32
    vs DXY beta +0.78 (26w)