EUR/USD: 20-day volatility 0.239% daily (3rd pct)

On 2026-07-29, EUR/USD closed at 1.13865, up 0.15% on the day. It trades at 8.8% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 42.68 is in the 27th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -0.23% in the 46th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -7.1% of open interest, in the 5th percentile of its own two-year range. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.14129 / 1.14899 / 1.16316, with price -0.23% / -0.90% / -2.11% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.13254–1.20236; it closed 5.30% below the high and 0.54% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.239% daily, in the 3rd percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00525 (52.5 pips), 0.46% of price. It has returned -0.15% over 5 days and -2.81% over 60 days.

=== EUR/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 1.13865  +0.150%   · 20d vol 0.239% daily (3rd pct, since 2003 (5846 obs))
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-29, prior 2026-07-28)
    close       1.13865
    change      +0.00170  (+0.150%, +17.0 pips)
    gap         +0.00143  (+14.3 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-29)
    range       0.00292  (29.2 pips)
    close pos   36.3% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-29)
     20d MA     1.14129   price below by -0.23%
     50d MA     1.14899   price below by -0.90%
    200d MA     1.16316   price below by -2.11%
    price < all MAs
    stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-29)
    20d stdev   0.239% daily ≈ 3.8% annualized (×√252)   (3rd pct of own history, since 2003 (5846 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.56× (0.239% vs 0.429% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-29)
    ATR(14)    0.00525  (52.5 pips)
    ATR%        0.46%   (3rd pct of own history, since 2003 (5852 obs))
    range/ATR   55.6%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-29)
    high        1.20236   (-5.30% from high)
    low         1.13254   (+0.54% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-29)
    RSI(14)     42.68   (27th pct of own history, since 2003 (5852 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-29)
     5d return  -0.15%
    20d return  -0.23%
    60d return  -2.81%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis       1.0543%   (from 2003-12-01)
    ZIRP-2009        0.6640%
    tightening-2015  0.4886%
    ZIRP-2019        0.3870%
    tightening-2022  0.5496%
    easing-2024      0.4292%
  positioning      (as of 2026-07-21)  (predates 2026-07-29 FOMC)
    next COT     as of 2026-07-28 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -56,671 contracts (net short EUR)
    net % OI    -7.1%
    net%OI range -7.8% … +6.5% (own 134w)
    w/w change  -2,980
  rate differential (EUR–USD policy)
    EUR (ECB_DFR)         2.25%  (set 2026-06-17, deposit-facility floor)
    next ECB              2026-09-10  (43 days)
    USD (EFFR)            3.63%  (as of 2026-07-29, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-07-29  (today)
    differential    -1.38%  (base−quote)
  10Y yield spread (US–EU)
    US (DGS10)      4.67%  (as of 2026-07-29)
    EU (euro-area AAA 10Y) 3.18%  (as of 2026-07-29)
    spread          +1.49%
  2Y yield spread (US–EU)
    US (DGS2)       4.22%  (as of 2026-07-29)
    EU (euro-area AAA 2Y) 2.73%  (as of 2026-07-29)
    spread          +1.49%
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-29)
    vs DXY      -0.80
    vs S&P 500  +0.45
    vs DXY beta -0.72 (26w)