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

On 2026-08-18, USD/CHF closed at 0.81058, down 0.26% on the day. It trades at 82.8% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 50.61 is in the 55th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.07% in the 53rd percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -10.4% of open interest, at 49% of its own two-year positioning range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 0.81212 / 0.80818 / 0.79321, with price -0.19% / +0.30% / +2.19% against them. Its 52-week range is 0.7629–0.82047; it closed 1.21% below the high and 6.25% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.407% daily, in the 25th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00514 (51.4 pips), 0.63% of price. It has returned +0.09% over 5 days and +3.52% over 60 days.

=== USD/CHF  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 0.81058  -0.255%
  price & change   (as of 2026-08-18, prior 2026-08-17)
    close       0.81058
    change      -0.00207  (-0.255%, -20.7 pips)
    gap         -0.00204  (-20.4 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-08-18)
    range       0.00255  (25.5 pips)
    close pos   11.0% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-08-18)
     20d MA     0.81212   price below by -0.19%
     50d MA     0.80818   price above by +0.30%
    200d MA     0.79321   price above by +2.19%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-08-18)
    20d stdev   0.407% daily ≈ 6.5% annualized (×√252)   (25th pct of own history, since 2003 (5925 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.82× (0.407% vs 0.498% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-08-18)
    ATR(14)    0.00514  (51.4 pips)
    ATR%        0.63%   (11th pct of own history, since 2003 (5931 obs))
    range/ATR   49.6%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-08-18)
    high        0.82047   (-1.21% from high)
    low         0.76290   (+6.25% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-08-18)
    RSI(14)     50.61   (55th pct of own history, since 2003 (5931 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-08-18)
     5d return  +0.09%
    20d return  +0.07%
    60d return  +3.52%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis       0.68%   (from 2003-09-17)
    ZIRP-2009        0.85%
    tightening-2015  0.45%
    ZIRP-2019        0.41%
    tightening-2022  0.53%
    easing-2024      0.50%
  positioning      (as of 2026-08-11)
    next COT     as of 2026-08-18 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -11,432 contracts (net short CHF; = long USD in USD/CHF terms)
    net % OI    -10.4%
    net%OI range -25.7% … +5.8% (own 137w)
    w/w change  -1,348
  rate differential (USD–CHF policy)
    USD (EFFR)            3.63%  (as of 2026-08-17, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-09-16  (29 days)
    CHF (SNB_POLICY_RATE) 0.00%  (set 2026-06, policy rate)
    next SNB              2026-09-24  (37 days)
    differential    +3.63%  (base−quote)
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-08-17)
    vs DXY      +0.70
    vs S&P 500  -0.56
    vs DXY beta +0.57 (26w)