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EUR/USD: RSI 23.18 (1st pct)

On 2026-10-12, EUR/USD closed at 1.12057, down 0.07% on the day. At the 2026-10-12 close, EUR/USD was 5.0% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-12 close, EUR/USD had an RSI(14) of 23.18, in the 1st percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -3.35% was in the 7th percentile. RSI below 30 is conventionally termed oversold. Leveraged-money positioning is net -5.1% of open interest, at 20% of its own two-year positioning range. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-12 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of EUR/USD were 1.13597 / 1.15037 / 1.15965, with price -1.36% / -2.59% / -3.37% against them. At the 2026-10-12 close, the 52-week range of EUR/USD was 1.11623–1.20236; it closed 6.80% below the high and 0.39% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.263% daily, in the 6th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00631 (63.1 pips), 0.56% of price. It has returned -0.43% over 5 days and -1.94% over 60 days.

Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-12.

=== EUR/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 1.12057  -0.065%   · price < all MAs; RSI(14) 23.18 (1st pct, since 2003 (5905 obs))
     cross-signal: flow signals align EUR/USD down: 20d return, daily %
  price & change   (as of 2026-10-12, prior 2026-10-09)
    close       1.12057
    change      -0.00073  (-0.065%, -7.3 pips)
    gap         -0.00248  (-24.8 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-10-12)
    range       0.00314  (31.4 pips)
    close pos   55.7% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-10-12)
     20d MA     1.13597   price below by -1.36%
     50d MA     1.15037   price below by -2.59%
    200d MA     1.15965   price below by -3.37%
    price < all MAs
    stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-10-12)
    20d stdev   0.263% daily ≈ 4.2% annualised (×√252)   (6th pct of own history, since 2003 (5899 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.63× (0.263% vs 0.421% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-10-12)
    ATR(14)    0.00631  (63.1 pips)
    ATR%        0.56%   (14th pct of own history, since 2003 (5905 obs))
    range/ATR   49.8%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-10-12)
    high        1.20236   (-6.80% from high)
    low         1.11623   (+0.39% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-10-12)
    RSI(14)     23.18   (1st pct of own history, since 2003 (5905 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-10-12)
     5d return  -0.43%
    20d return  -3.35%
    60d return  -1.94%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis (through 2008) 1.05%   (from 2003-12-01)
    ZIRP (2009–2015)         0.66%
    tightening (2015–2018)   0.49%
    ZIRP (2019–2021)         0.39%
    tightening (2022–2023)   0.55%
    easing (2024– )          0.42%
  positioning      (as of 2026-10-06)
    next COT     as of 2026-10-13 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -44,261 contracts (net short EUR)
    net % OI    -5.1%
    net%OI range -8.0% … +6.5% (own 145w)
    w/w change  -4,996
  rate differential (EUR–USD policy)
    EUR (ECB_DFR)         2.50%  (set 2026-09-16, deposit-facility floor)
    next ECB              2026-10-29  (17 days)
    USD (EFFR)            3.88%  (as of 2026-10-08, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-10-28  (16 days)
    differential    -1.38%  (base−quote)
  10Y yield spread (US–EU)
    US (DGS10)      5.22%  (as of 2026-10-08)
    EU (euro-area AAA 10Y) 3.50%  (as of 2026-10-12)
    spread          +1.72%
  2Y yield spread (US–EU)
    US (DGS2)       4.75%  (as of 2026-10-08)
    EU (euro-area AAA 2Y) 3.07%  (as of 2026-10-12)
    spread          +1.68%
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-10-12)
    vs DXY      -0.79
    vs S&P 500  +0.18
    vs DXY beta -0.69 (26w)