Forex Trading Cheat Sheet 2026

Optimize your trading with data-driven insights. Daily ranges, directional bias probabilities, and institutional strategies.

Strategy 3: Risk-Off Event

Scenario: Stock market crash, geopolitical conflict (war), or global pandemic fears.

Institutional Flow: Buy Safe Havens (JPY & CHF)

When investors are scared, they typically dump higher-risk assets and buy Japanese Yen (JPY) and Swiss Francs (CHF). Since these are usually the Quote currency in major pairs, you look for SELL setups.

SELL USDJPY
SELL EURJPY
SELL GBPJPY
SELL USDCHF
SELL GBPCHF

Daily Range & Market Bias (2026 Projections)

Data includes average daily range (volatility), body size, and historical directional bias for each weekday.
*NextUp% / NextDown% indicates the probability of the next day closing up or down.

Symbol	Weekday	Avg Range (Pips)	Avg Body	Bias	Next Up %	Next Down %
USDCHF	Monday	60.4	29.5	LONG	48.2	51.8
USDCHF	Tuesday	62.4	30.8	LONG	45.2	54.8
USDCHF	Wednesday	65.2	30.6	LONG	46.4	53.6
USDCHF	Thursday	70.3	37.8	LONG	48.3	51.7
USDCHF	Friday	63.8	29.9	LONG	50.9	49.1
GBPUSD	Monday	94.8	45.3	LONG	47.1	52.9
GBPUSD	Tuesday	104.5	50.0	LONG	46.0	54.0
GBPUSD	Wednesday	105.5	52.3	LONG	48.9	51.1
GBPUSD	Thursday	110.1	55.9	LONG	49.3	50.7
GBPUSD	Friday	103.6	52.2	SHORT	48.3	51.7
EURUSD	Monday	68.5	33.5	LONG	49.1	50.9
EURUSD	Tuesday	73.5	35.9	SHORT	50.1	49.9
EURUSD	Wednesday	77.8	39.3	SHORT	51.2	48.8
EURUSD	Thursday	82.6	42.3	SHORT	51.1	48.9
EURUSD	Friday	76.5	37.5	LONG	50.9	49.1
USDJPY	Monday	92.0	44.9	LONG	44.5	55.5
USDJPY	Tuesday	95.8	46.9	LONG	40.1	59.9
USDJPY	Wednesday	103.4	53.2	LONG	42.4	57.6
USDJPY	Thursday	105.8	54.5	SHORT	48.0	52.0
USDJPY	Friday	104.3	53.1	LONG	50.9	49.1
USDCAD	Monday	75.7	37.9	LONG	53.1	46.9
USDCAD	Tuesday	82.5	40.7	LONG	46.5	53.5
USDCAD	Wednesday	85.3	43.0	LONG	50.0	50.0
USDCAD	Thursday	82.8	40.5	LONG	46.8	53.2
USDCAD	Friday	85.2	42.6	LONG	46.2	53.8
AUDUSD	Monday	58.5	28.6	LONG	47.7	52.3
AUDUSD	Tuesday	65.2	32.0	LONG	48.2	51.8
AUDUSD	Wednesday	69.4	33.7	LONG	52.5	47.5
AUDUSD	Thursday	69.2	33.4	LONG	50.5	49.5
AUDUSD	Friday	65.7	34.4	LONG	49.8	50.2
EURGBP	Monday	50.2	22.6	LONG	47.3	52.7
EURGBP	Tuesday	52.0	24.4	SHORT	51.4	48.6
EURGBP	Wednesday	52.6	24.6	LONG	53.5	46.5
EURGBP	Thursday	56.9	27.1	LONG	50.2	49.8
EURGBP	Friday	51.3	25.0	LONG	48.0	52.0
EURAUD	Monday	116.4	54.4	LONG	49.9	50.1
EURAUD	Tuesday	121.9	57.5	LONG	50.9	49.1
EURAUD	Wednesday	125.3	59.0	SHORT	53.6	46.4
EURAUD	Thursday	134.2	63.3	SHORT	50.1	49.9
EURAUD	Friday	119.1	58.3	LONG	52.0	48.0
EURCHF	Monday	51.3	24.1	LONG	47.4	52.6
EURCHF	Tuesday	51.1	24.0	SHORT	45.2	54.8
EURCHF	Wednesday	51.3	24.4	SHORT	50.1	49.9
EURCHF	Thursday	54.6	25.7	SHORT	53.3	46.7
EURCHF	Friday	50.4	22.5	LONG	53.1	46.9
EURJPY	Monday	108.8	53.2	LONG	40.3	59.7
EURJPY	Tuesday	109.4	53.6	LONG	40.2	59.8
EURJPY	Wednesday	110.4	56.9	LONG	45.9	54.1
EURJPY	Thursday	118.0	56.6	SHORT	48.9	51.1
EURJPY	Friday	114.6	56.0	LONG	50.9	49.1
GBPCHF	Monday	88.1	41.2	LONG	45.0	55.0
GBPCHF	Tuesday	89.9	42.1	LONG	40.0	60.0
GBPCHF	Wednesday	89.2	41.6	LONG	43.9	56.1
GBPCHF	Thursday	96.3	46.1	NONE	49.3	50.7
GBPCHF	Friday	87.5	40.0	SHORT	52.1	47.9
CADJPY	Monday	83.0	42.4	LONG	42.4	57.6
CADJPY	Tuesday	85.3	41.8	LONG	40.9	59.1
CADJPY	Wednesday	87.4	44.4	LONG	42.4	57.6
CADJPY	Thursday	88.7	42.9	SHORT	46.9	53.1
CADJPY	Friday	92.0	48.0	LONG	50.9	49.1
GBPJPY	Monday	142.9	66.9	LONG	44.2	55.8
GBPJPY	Tuesday	147.9	70.3	LONG	39.7	60.3
GBPJPY	Wednesday	146.5	74.2	LONG	42.8	57.3
GBPJPY	Thursday	156.3	76.6	SHORT	46.9	53.1
GBPJPY	Friday	150.0	72.6	LONG	51.9	48.1
AUDNZD	Monday	52.8	25.1	LONG	39.1	60.9
AUDNZD	Tuesday	57.8	26.0	LONG	41.8	58.2
AUDNZD	Wednesday	63.4	29.4	LONG	44.1	55.9
AUDNZD	Thursday	55.2	24.5	LONG	47.0	53.0
AUDNZD	Friday	53.0	24.7	LONG	45.9	54.1
AUDCAD	Monday	58.8	27.6	LONG	47.3	52.7
AUDCAD	Tuesday	64.6	31.3	LONG	43.4	56.6
AUDCAD	Wednesday	68.3	32.2	LONG	49.6	50.4
AUDCAD	Thursday	66.9	29.9	LONG	49.5	50.5
AUDCAD	Friday	65.6	32.7	LONG	45.9	54.1
AUDCHF	Monday	54.4	26.8	LONG	45.0	55.0
AUDCHF	Tuesday	56.7	26.4	LONG	41.5	58.5
AUDCHF	Wednesday	57.6	26.6	LONG	46.4	53.6
AUDCHF	Thursday	61.1	29.8	SHORT	47.9	52.1
AUDCHF	Friday	54.6	25.9	LONG	48.6	51.4
AUDJPY	Monday	85.5	42.8	LONG	42.8	57.2
AUDJPY	Tuesday	90.4	42.8	LONG	41.3	58.7
AUDJPY	Wednesday	90.4	44.6	LONG	40.6	59.4
AUDJPY	Thursday	94.6	45.7	SHORT	48.9	51.1
AUDJPY	Friday	90.2	43.9	LONG	50.7	49.3
CHFJPY	Monday	99.7	48.7	LONG	42.4	57.6
CHFJPY	Tuesday	99.3	48.7	LONG	39.0	61.0
CHFJPY	Wednesday	100.4	49.1	LONG	43.8	56.3
CHFJPY	Thursday	107.6	52.6	LONG	45.7	54.3
CHFJPY	Friday	101.8	48.3	LONG	47.1	52.9
EURNZD	Monday	127.3	59.3	LONG	47.8	52.2
EURNZD	Tuesday	129.9	59.9	LONG	44.9	55.1
EURNZD	Wednesday	146.5	70.3	LONG	52.1	47.9
EURNZD	Thursday	142.6	63.3	LONG	48.9	51.1
EURNZD	Friday	132.1	66.7	LONG	48.6	51.4
EURCAD	Monday	91.2	44.4	LONG	48.1	51.9
EURCAD	Tuesday	93.8	45.2	SHORT	45.9	54.1
EURCAD	Wednesday	95.6	47.6	LONG	51.5	48.5
EURCAD	Thursday	102.2	50.7	LONG	49.3	50.7
EURCAD	Friday	98.0	47.9	LONG	50.9	49.1
CADCHF	Monday	50.1	23.9	LONG	43.9	56.1
CADCHF	Tuesday	50.6	24.3	LONG	42.9	57.1
CADCHF	Wednesday	52.0	24.6	LONG	45.6	54.4
CADCHF	Thursday	55.1	27.4	LONG	48.5	51.5
CADCHF	Friday	49.0	22.4	LONG	50.1;49.9
NZDJPY	Monday	76.6	36.7	LONG	44.9;55.1
NZDJPY	Tuesday	80.8	37.8	LONG	41.3;58.7
NZDJPY	Wednesday	85.7	42.7	LONG	46.6;53.4
NZDJPY	Thursday	84.3	40.1	SHORT	49.4;50.6
NZDJPY	Friday	81.5	41.1	LONG	49.4;50.6
NZDUSD	Monday	54.7	25.6	LONG	49.1	50.9
NZDUSD	Tuesday	60.3	28.0	LONG	48.0	52.0
NZDUSD	Wednesday	68.7	34.5	LONG	50.5	49.5
NZDUSD	Thursday	64.6	30.9	SHORT	49.1	50.9
NZDUSD	Friday	62.3	32.4	LONG	50.5	49.5
XAUUSD	Monday	2868.4	1485.2	LONG	46.2	53.8
XAUUSD	Tuesday	2808.2	1404.5	LONG	47.4	52.6
XAUUSD	Wednesday	2801.1	1351.9	LONG	44.9	55.1
XAUUSD	Thursday	2880.1	1409.8	LONG	45.4	54.6
XAUUSD	Friday	2979.9	1469.6	LONG	43.8	56.2

Pip Size Reference

Category	Instrument Examples	One Pip Size	Example
JPY Pairs	USDJPY, EURJPY, GBPJPY, CHFJPY	0.01	150.25 -> 150.26 (+1 Pip)
Major Pairs	EURUSD, GBPUSD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, USDCHF	0.0001	1.0850 -> 1.0851 (+1 Pip)
Gold (XAUUSD)	XAUUSD	0.01 / 0.1	$2050.10 -> $2050.20 (+1 Pip/Point)
Indices	US30 (Dow Jones), NAS100 (Nasdaq)	1.0	34000 -> 34001 (+1 Pip/Point)

*Note: Most brokers use 5-digit pricing (pipettes). The 4th decimal place (2nd for JPY) is the standard Pip.

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