FX Daily — 2026-08-03

FX daily report for reference date 2026-08-03. Covers 11 instruments with daily price action, momentum (RSI), volatility (ATR), 52-week range position, positioning, and the central-bank decision horizon. Facts only — reporting, not advice.

CROSS-PAIR SNAPSHOT  (as of 2026-08-03, config order)

           close   day %    RSI (pct)   52wk  20d ret (pct)  pos net%OI (pct)
EUR/USD   1.1544  +0.18%  62.8 (85th)  31.3%  +0.93% (67th)       -8.0% (0th)
GBP/USD  1.34916  +0.23%  59.6 (79th)  57.5%  +1.04% (67th)     +15.4% (60th)
USD/JPY  157.582  -1.62%   24.4 (1st)  64.0%  -2.40% (16th)     -23.6% (23rd)
USD/CHF    0.807  +0.15%  47.0 (43rd)  76.6%  +0.40% (59th)      -8.6% (54th)
AUD/USD  0.70459  +0.29%  60.0 (79th)  73.2%  +1.57% (71st)     +12.0% (69th)
USD/CAD   1.4013  +0.01%  39.7 (20th)  69.3%  -1.35% (25th)     -27.5% (17th)
NZD/USD  0.58984  +0.39%  65.7 (90th)  61.7%  +3.37% (86th)      -28.6% (0th)
EUR/GBP  0.85563  -0.05%  49.8 (51st)  22.2%  -0.10% (49th)     +1.1% (100th)
EUR/HUF  363.541  +0.39%  63.4 (88th)  29.5%  +3.25% (94th)
USD/HUF  314.839  +0.18%  52.8 (60th)  31.6%  +2.12% (74th)
GBP/HUF   424.86  +0.48%  60.9 (82nd)  37.2%  +3.22% (88th)
CHANGES (vs prior session)
  GBP/USD  crossed above 200d MA (2nd consecutive close above)
  USD/JPY  RSI 24.4 — crossed below 30 (oversold boundary)
  NZD/USD  crossed above 200d MA (2nd consecutive close above)
NOTABLE TODAY  (most extreme vs each pair's own history; surprise = how far the reading sits from the pair's own median, 0–100 [0 = at median, 100 = an own-history extreme; = 2×|percentile − 50|] — symmetric, so a deep-oversold reading scores as high as a deep-overbought one — a magnitude, not a trading signal)
  EUR/USD  positioning net%OI -8.0%     (0th pct — near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -8.0%)) · surprise 100
  EUR/GBP  positioning net%OI +1.1%     (100th pct — near top of own 135w range (band tops at +1.1%)) · surprise 100
  NZD/USD  positioning net%OI -28.6%    (0th pct — near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -28.6%)) · surprise 100
  USD/JPY  RSI(14) 24.36                (1st pct, since 1996 (7692 obs)) · surprise  98
  USD/CAD  20d vol 0.238% daily         (5th pct, since 2003 (5927 obs)) · surprise  90
market risk (VIX)  (as of 2026-08-03)
  level       15.86
  change      -0.13  (-0.8%)  (prior 2026-07-31)
  1yr range   13.47 … 31.05 (252d)
  1yr pctile  23rd pctile (252d lookback)
dollar index (DXY)  (as of 2026-08-03)  (index close is async vs the pairs' UTC snapshot; daily change may not reconcile with the pairs below)
  level       99.995
  change      +0.195  (+0.20%)  (prior 2026-07-31)
  1yr range   96.220 … 101.610 (252d)
  1yr pctile  83rd pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     99.142   price above by +0.86%
DOLLAR CROWDING  (weekly-return correlation to DXY, 26w; how much of the book is one dollar trade — async daily closes cap the magnitude)
  6 of 11 pairs correlate |≥ 0.60| to DXY this week
  EUR/USD  -0.85
  GBP/USD  -0.78
  NZD/USD  -0.77
  USD/CHF  +0.75
  USD/HUF  +0.71
  USD/JPY  +0.65
  EUR/HUF  +0.51
  AUD/USD  -0.51
  USD/CAD  +0.46
  GBP/HUF  +0.45
  EUR/GBP  -0.02
equity market (S&P 500)  (as of 2026-08-03)
  level       7600.50
  change      +110.78  (+1.48%)  (prior 2026-07-31)
  1yr range   6238.01 … 7609.78 (252d)
  1yr pctile  99th pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     7028.89   price above by +8.13%
=== CENTRAL BANK HORIZON (for pairs at historical extremes) ===
  (days remaining from reference date 2026-08-03)
  >> BoC   2026-09-02  (30 days)   · cross-link: USD/CAD (20d vol 5th pct)
  >> RBNZ  2026-09-02  (30 days)   · cross-link: NZD/USD (positioning net%OI 0th pct — near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -28.6%))
  >> ECB   2026-09-10  (38 days)   · cross-link: EUR/USD (positioning net%OI 0th pct — near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -8.0%)), EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI 100th pct — near top of own 135w range (band tops at +1.1%))
  >> Fed   2026-09-16  (44 days)   · cross-link: EUR/USD (positioning net%OI 0th pct — near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -8.0%)), USD/JPY (RSI(14) 1st pct), USD/CAD (20d vol 5th pct), NZD/USD (positioning net%OI 0th pct — near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -28.6%))
  >> BoE   2026-09-17  (45 days)   · cross-link: EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI 100th pct — near top of own 135w range (band tops at +1.1%))
  >> BoJ   2026-09-18  (46 days)   · cross-link: USD/JPY (RSI(14) 1st pct)