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

On 2026-10-14, USD/CHF closed at 0.8326, down 0.18% on the day. At the 2026-10-14 close, USD/CHF was 91.0% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-14 close, USD/CHF had an RSI(14) of 61.49, in the 84th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +1.65% was in the 78th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net -8.3% of open interest, at 55% of its own two-year positioning range. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-14 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of USD/CHF were 0.82909 / 0.81712 / 0.79727, with price +0.42% / +1.89% / +4.43% against them. At the 2026-10-14 close, the 52-week range of USD/CHF was 0.7629–0.83948; it closed 0.82% below the high and 9.14% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.337% daily, in the 11th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00537 (53.7 pips), 0.64% of price. It has returned +0.05% over 5 days and +2.49% over 60 days.

Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-14.

=== USD/CHF  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 0.83260  -0.179%
  price & change   (as of 2026-10-14, prior 2026-10-13)
    close       0.83260
    change      -0.00149  (-0.179%, -14.9 pips)
    gap         -0.00136  (-13.6 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-10-14)
    range       0.00808  (80.8 pips)
    close pos   14.9% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-10-14)
     20d MA     0.82909   price above by +0.42%
     50d MA     0.81712   price above by +1.89%
    200d MA     0.79727   price above by +4.43%
    price > all MAs
    stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
  volatility       (as of 2026-10-14)
    20d stdev   0.337% daily ≈ 5.3% annualised (×√252)   (11th pct of own history, since 2003 (5966 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.68× (0.337% vs 0.494% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-10-14)
    ATR(14)    0.00537  (53.7 pips)
    ATR%        0.64%   (12th pct of own history, since 2003 (5972 obs))
    range/ATR   150.5%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-10-14)
    high        0.83948   (-0.82% from high)
    low         0.76290   (+9.14% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-10-14)
    RSI(14)     61.49   (84th pct of own history, since 2003 (5972 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-10-14)
     5d return  +0.05%
    20d return  +1.65%
    60d return  +2.49%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis (through 2008) 0.68%   (from 2003-09-17)
    ZIRP (2009–2015)         0.85%
    tightening (2015–2018)   0.45%
    ZIRP (2019–2021)         0.41%
    tightening (2022–2023)   0.53%
    easing (2024– )          0.49%
  positioning      (as of 2026-10-06)
    next COT     as of 2026-10-13 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         -11,350 contracts (net short CHF; = long USD in USD/CHF terms)
    net % OI    -8.3%
    net%OI range -25.7% … +5.8% (own 145w)
    w/w change  +2,645
  rate differential (USD–CHF policy)
    USD (EFFR)            3.88%  (as of 2026-10-13, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-10-28  (14 days)
    CHF (SNB_POLICY_RATE) 0.00%  (set 2026-08, policy rate)
    next SNB              2026-12-10  (57 days)
    differential    +3.88%  (base−quote)
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-10-14)
    vs DXY      +0.67
    vs S&P 500  -0.16
    vs DXY beta +0.67 (26w)