What the SNB decided in March 2026
USD/CHF after the SNB decision, minute by minute
One-minute candles, Zurich time. The box is the hour before the announcement. How we measure.
- The hour beforeUSD/CHF ranged 17 pips, from 0.79130 to 0.79301, and was at 0.79245 at the announcement.
- The first spike After 0 minutes price went through the hour's high and ran 7.9 pips past it.
- The close back A five-minute candle closed back inside the range after 5 minutes.
- The other side Price did not trade through the opposite edge within four hours.
- The moves From the last price before the announcement: +2.8 pips at 15 minutes, +8.4 pips at one hour, +21 pips at four hours.
Across 7 measured SNB decisions since January 2025, the first spike closed back inside the hour-before range within 60 minutes in 4 (57%), and in 1 of those price then took the other side within four hours. In the other 3 the first move held. Median move in the first 15 minutes: 17 pips.
This decision is one of the closed-back cases. Counts include the decisions where it did not close back. All SNB dates · SNB overview.
SNB March 2026 decision: questions
What time was the SNB interest rate decision on Mar 19, 2026?
It was announced at 9:30 AM Zurich (4:30 AM EDT New York, 8:30 AM London London), with the press conference at 10:00 AM Zurich.
What did the SNB decide in March 2026?
Held at 0.00% (previous 0.00%). Economists expected: hold at 0.00%, so the decision was as expected.
How did USD/CHF react to the SNB decision in March 2026?
On one-minute candles: the hour before ranged 17 pips; the first spike went above it by 7.9 pips; a five-minute candle closed back inside after 5 minutes; after one hour USD/CHF was +8.4 pips from its pre-announcement price.
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