FX Daily — 2026-08-11

FX daily report for reference date 2026-08-11. 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 2026-08-11, config order)

           close   day %    RSI (pct)   52wk  20d ret (pct)      pos net%OI (band)
EUR/USD  1.15464  -0.09%  59.1 (77th)  31.7%  +1.42% (74th)   -6.5% (10% of range)
GBP/USD  1.35113  +0.15%  59.8 (80th)  59.8%  +1.22% (70th)  +15.5% (60% of range)
USD/JPY  159.156  +0.80%  41.1 (21st)  72.8%  -2.02% (20th)  -14.5% (43% of range)
USD/CHF  0.80982  +0.20%  50.7 (55th)  81.5%  -0.60% (41st)   -9.2% (52% of range)
AUD/USD  0.70553  -0.12%  57.5 (72nd)  74.2%  +1.98% (76th)  +16.9% (79% of range)
USD/CAD  1.39336  -0.12%   33.5 (8th)  58.9%  -1.53% (22nd)  -27.9% (16% of range)
NZD/USD  0.58882  +0.00%  61.2 (81st)  59.7%  +2.17% (76th)   -29.7% (0% of range)
EUR/GBP  0.85454  -0.24%  45.4 (36th)  19.5%  +0.21% (56th)  +1.9% (100% of range)
EUR/HUF  363.352  +0.09%  58.3 (76th)  29.1%  +1.48% (78th)
USD/HUF  315.029  +0.28%  52.2 (59th)  32.0%  +0.20% (53rd)
GBP/HUF    425.5  +0.41%  58.2 (76th)  38.3%  +1.34% (68th)
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)
  NZD/USD  positioning net%OI -29.7%    (near bottom of own 136w range (band bottoms at -29.7%)) · surprise 100
  EUR/GBP  positioning net%OI +1.9%     (near top of own 136w range (band tops at +1.9%)) · surprise 100
market risk (VIX)  (as of 2026-08-11)
  level       15.28
  change      -0.18  (-1.2%)  (prior 2026-08-10)
  1yr range   13.47 … 31.05 (252d)
  1yr pctile  13th pctile (252d lookback)
dollar index (DXY)  (as of 2026-08-11)  (index close is async vs the pairs' UTC snapshot; daily change may not reconcile with the pairs below)
  level       99.820
  change      +0.010  (+0.01%)  (prior 2026-08-10)
  1yr range   96.220 … 101.610 (252d)
  1yr pctile  79th pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     99.175   price above by +0.65%
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  -0.84
  GBP/USD  -0.76
  NZD/USD  -0.76
  USD/CHF  +0.69
  USD/JPY  +0.69
  USD/HUF  +0.69
  EUR/HUF  +0.50
  AUD/USD  -0.47
  GBP/HUF  +0.44
  USD/CAD  +0.41
  EUR/GBP  -0.02
equity market (S&P 500)  (as of 2026-08-11)
  level       7728.20
  change      -24.91  (-0.32%)  (prior 2026-08-10)
  1yr range   6343.72 … 7757.64 (252d)
  1yr pctile  99th pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     7060.26   price above by +9.46%
=== CENTRAL BANK HORIZON (for pairs at historical extremes) ===
  (days remaining from reference date 2026-08-11)
  >> RBNZ  2026-09-02  (22 days)   · cross-link: NZD/USD (positioning net%OI near bottom of own 136w range (band bottoms at -29.7%))
  >> ECB   2026-09-10  (30 days)   · cross-link: EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI near top of own 136w range (band tops at +1.9%))
  >> Fed   2026-09-16  (36 days)   · cross-link: NZD/USD (positioning net%OI near bottom of own 136w range (band bottoms at -29.7%))
  >> BoE   2026-09-17  (37 days)   · cross-link: EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI near top of own 136w range (band tops at +1.9%))