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FX Daily — 2026-10-15

FX daily report for reference date 2026-10-15. 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 2026-10-15, config order)
closeday %RSI (pct)52wk20d ret (pct)pos net%OI (band)
EUR/USD1.11951-0.08%28.7 (3rd)8.9%-2.40% (14th)-5.1% (20% of range)
GBP/USD1.32301-0.20%41.2 (23rd)26.2%-1.14% (30th)+4.7% (29% of range)
USD/JPY157.957-0.23%52.1 (53rd)58.7%+1.25% (67th)-6.8% (61% of range)
USD/CHF0.8316-0.12%59.5 (79th)89.7%+0.76% (65th)-8.3% (55% of range)
AUD/USD0.69783-0.10%41.5 (24th)65.1%-1.55% (27th)+16.5% (78% of range)
USD/CAD1.42128-0.03%60.1 (80th)89.4%+1.61% (79th)-21.5% (42% of range)
NZD/USD0.56102-0.07%35.7 (12th)8.2%-1.92% (26th)-0.6% (55% of range)
EUR/GBP0.84613+0.15%29.4 (2nd)7.9%-1.27% (23rd)+4.9% (100% of range)
EUR/HUF363.26-0.09%45.1 (34th)28.9%-0.42% (40th)
USD/HUF324.655+0.02%58.5 (76th)52.6%+2.07% (74th)
GBP/HUF429.26-0.22%53.8 (62nd)44.7%+0.85% (61st)
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)
  EUR/GBP  positioning net%OI +4.9%     (near top of own 145w range (band tops at +4.9%)) · surprise 100
  NZD/USD  20d vol 0.360% daily         (2nd pct, since 2003 (5896 obs)) · surprise  96
  EUR/USD  RSI(14) 28.72                (3rd pct, since 2003 (5908 obs)) · surprise  94
  USD/CAD  20d vol 0.223% daily         (4th pct, since 2003 (5980 obs)) · surprise  92
market risk (VIX)  (as of 2026-10-15)
  level       16.46
  change      -0.41  (-2.4%)  (prior 2026-10-14)
  1yr range   13.47 … 31.05 (252d)
  1yr pctile  39th pctile (252d lookback)
dollar index (DXY)  (as of 2026-10-15)  (index close is async vs the pairs' UTC snapshot; daily change may not reconcile with the pairs below)
  level       102.000
  change      -0.550  (-0.54%)  (prior 2026-10-14)
  1yr range   96.220 … 102.580 (252d)
  1yr pctile  97th pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     99.454   price above by +2.56%
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  -0.79
  GBP/USD  -0.72
  USD/CAD  +0.69
  USD/CHF  +0.68
  NZD/USD  -0.66
  USD/JPY  +0.66
  USD/HUF  +0.59
  AUD/USD  -0.41
  GBP/HUF  +0.14
  EUR/HUF  +0.13
  EUR/GBP  +0.04
equity market (S&P 500)  (as of 2026-10-15)
  level       7744.06
  change      +25.12  (+0.33%)  (prior 2026-10-14)
  1yr range   6343.72 … 7818.93 (252d)
  1yr pctile  93rd pctile (252d lookback)
  200d MA     7267.62   price above by +6.56%
=== CENTRAL BANK HORIZON (for pairs at historical extremes) ===
  (days remaining from reference date 2026-10-15)
  >> Fed   2026-10-28  (13 days)   · cross-link: EUR/USD (RSI(14) 3rd pct), USD/CAD (20d vol 4th pct), NZD/USD (20d vol 2nd pct)
  >> BoC   2026-10-28  (13 days)   · cross-link: USD/CAD (20d vol 4th pct)
  >> RBNZ  2026-10-28  (13 days)   · cross-link: NZD/USD (20d vol 2nd pct)
  >> ECB   2026-10-29  (14 days)   · cross-link: EUR/USD (RSI(14) 3rd pct), EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI near top of own 145w range (band tops at +4.9%))
  >> BoE   2026-11-05  (21 days)   · cross-link: EUR/GBP (positioning net%OI near top of own 145w range (band tops at +4.9%))