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

On 2026-08-12, USD/CHF closed at 0.81102, up 0.15% on the day. It trades at 83.6% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 52.25 is in the 60th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.24% in the 56th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -9.2% of open interest, at 52% of its own two-year positioning range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.81118 / 0.80666 / 0.79313, with price -0.02% / +0.54% / +2.26% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.7629–0.82047; it closed 1.15% below the high and 6.31% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.430% daily, in the 31st percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00546 (54.6 pips), 0.67% of price. It has returned +0.23% over 5 days and +2.82% over 60 days.

=== USD/CHF  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 0.81102  +0.148%
  price & change   (as of 2026-08-12, prior 2026-08-11)
    close       0.81102
    change      +0.00120  (+0.148%, +12.0 pips)
    gap         +0.00127  (+12.7 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-08-12)
    range       0.00318  (31.8 pips)
    close pos   44.7% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-08-12)
     20d MA     0.81118   price below by -0.02%
     50d MA     0.80666   price above by +0.54%
    200d MA     0.79313   price above by +2.26%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-08-12)
    20d stdev   0.430% daily ≈ 6.8% annualized (×√252)   (31st pct of own history, since 2003 (5921 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.86× (0.430% vs 0.499% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-08-12)
    ATR(14)    0.00546  (54.6 pips)
    ATR%        0.67%   (17th pct of own history, since 2003 (5927 obs))
    range/ATR   58.2%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-08-12)
    high        0.82047   (-1.15% from high)
    low         0.76290   (+6.31% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-08-12)
    RSI(14)     52.25   (60th pct of own history, since 2003 (5927 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-08-12)
     5d return  +0.23%
    20d return  +0.24%
    60d return  +2.82%
  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      0.4990%
  positioning      (as of 2026-08-04)
    next COT     as of 2026-08-11 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -10,084 contracts (net short CHF; = long USD in USD/CHF terms)
    net % OI    -9.2%
    net%OI range -25.7% … +5.8% (own 136w)
    w/w change  -437
  rate differential (USD–CHF policy)
    USD (EFFR)            3.63%  (as of 2026-08-12, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-09-16  (35 days)
    CHF (SNB_POLICY_RATE) 0.00%  (set 2026-06, policy rate)
    next SNB              2026-09-24  (43 days)
    differential    +3.63%  (base−quote)
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-08-12)
    vs DXY      +0.69
    vs S&P 500  -0.54
    vs DXY beta +0.56 (26w)