FX Daily — 2026-08-06

FX daily report for reference date 2026-08-06. 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 2026-08-06, config order)

           close   day %    RSI (pct)   52wk  20d ret (pct)      pos net%OI (band)
EUR/USD  1.15574  +0.22%  62.4 (85th)  33.2%  +1.19% (71st)    -8.0% (0% of range)
GBP/USD  1.34696  +0.14%  56.9 (71st)  54.8%  +0.55% (58th)  +15.4% (60% of range)
USD/JPY    157.6  -0.06%   25.4 (1st)  64.1%  -3.04% (11th)  -23.6% (23% of range)
USD/CHF  0.80667  -0.30%  46.6 (42nd)  76.0%  -0.17% (49th)   -8.6% (54% of range)
AUD/USD  0.70573  +0.15%  59.2 (77th)  74.5%  +1.74% (73rd)  +12.0% (69% of range)
USD/CAD  1.40102  -0.39%  41.4 (24th)  68.9%  -1.11% (29th)  -27.5% (17% of range)
NZD/USD  0.58875  +0.19%  62.3 (84th)  59.6%  +3.00% (83rd)   -28.6% (0% of range)
EUR/GBP  0.85799  +0.07%  56.2 (72nd)  28.2%  +0.65% (66th)  +1.1% (100% of range)
EUR/HUF  361.221  +0.31%  55.0 (67th)  24.9%  +1.14% (73rd)
USD/HUF  312.661  -0.02%  46.9 (41st)  26.9%  -0.25% (47th)
GBP/HUF   421.06  +0.13%  51.9 (56th)  30.7%  +0.22% (52nd)
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%     (near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -8.0%)) · surprise 100
  EUR/GBP  positioning net%OI +1.1%     (near top of own 135w range (band tops at +1.1%)) · surprise 100
  NZD/USD  positioning net%OI -28.6%    (near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -28.6%)) · surprise 100
  USD/JPY  RSI(14) 25.43                (1st pct, since 1996 (7695 obs)) · surprise  98
market risk (VIX)  (as of 2026-08-06)
  level       15.15
  change      -0.66  (-4.2%)  (prior 2026-08-05)
  1yr range   13.47 … 31.05 (252d)
  1yr pctile  12th pctile (252d lookback)
dollar index (DXY)  (as of 2026-08-06)  (index close is async vs the pairs' UTC snapshot; daily change may not reconcile with the pairs below)
  level       99.960
  change      +0.270  (+0.27%)  (prior 2026-08-05)
  1yr range   96.220 … 101.610 (252d)
  1yr pctile  82nd pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     99.161   price above by +0.81%
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  -0.78
  USD/CHF  +0.75
  USD/HUF  +0.70
  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 2026-08-06)
  level       7709.96
  change      -13.59  (-0.18%)  (prior 2026-08-05)
  1yr range   6340.00 … 7736.52 (252d)
  1yr pctile  99th pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     7044.92   price above by +9.44%
=== CENTRAL BANK HORIZON (for pairs at historical extremes) ===
  (days remaining from reference date 2026-08-06)
  >> RBNZ  2026-09-02  (27 days)   · cross-link: NZD/USD (positioning net%OI near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -28.6%))
  >> ECB   2026-09-10  (35 days)   · cross-link: EUR/USD (positioning net%OI near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -8.0%)), EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI near top of own 135w range (band tops at +1.1%))
  >> Fed   2026-09-16  (41 days)   · cross-link: EUR/USD (positioning net%OI near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -8.0%)), USD/JPY (RSI(14) 1st pct), NZD/USD (positioning net%OI near bottom of own 135w range (band bottoms at -28.6%))
  >> BoE   2026-09-17  (42 days)   · cross-link: EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI near top of own 135w range (band tops at +1.1%))
  >> BoJ   2026-09-18  (43 days)   · cross-link: USD/JPY (RSI(14) 1st pct)