Trading hours
CAD/CHF typically trades from Sunday 22:00 to Friday 22:00 UK time (5pm to 5pm New York time), with no daily break beyond a brief pause at some brokers around the 22:00 UK rollover. Times on your chart follow your broker's server clock.
| When | UK time | New York time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly open | Sunday 22:00 (21:00 in the gap weeks) | Sunday 17:00 | Typically, at most CFD brokers. Wellington and Sydney are already in their Monday morning. Spreads are often wide in the first minutes and there can be a gap from Friday's close. |
| Daily rollover | 22:00 each weekday (21:00 in the gap weeks) | 17:00 | The trading day ends and overnight financing (swap) is charged. There is typically no long break, but spreads widen for a few minutes and some brokers pause quotes briefly. |
| Friday close | Friday 22:00 (21:00 in the gap weeks) | Friday 17:00 | Typically. Many brokers stop a few minutes early, for example Pepperstone closes all markets 5 minutes early on Fridays. Closed all of Saturday. |
| Busiest hours | 13:00 to 16:00 | 08:00 to 11:00 | Typically. Canadian data and oil, while European markets are still open. |
Forex hours follow New York time: the week opens on Sunday and closes on Friday at 5pm New York time. For most of the year that is 22:00 UK. The US and UK change clocks on different Sundays, so in the gap weeks it is 21:00 UK. In autumn 2026 the UK moved back on 25 October and the US on 1 November; in spring 2027 the US moves forward on 14 March and the UK on 28 March, so from 14 to 28 March the open, close and rollover are at 21:00 UK and US data at 8:30am New York time lands at 12:30 UK instead of 13:30. European releases (UK, eurozone and Swiss) stay at the same UK time all year, because those countries change clocks on the same dates as the UK. Canadian releases follow the New York clock, so in the gap weeks they land one hour earlier on a UK clock. Times on your broker's chart follow its server clock, which many brokers set to GMT+2 in winter and GMT+3 in summer so the daily candle starts at the 5pm New York rollover. Check your broker's own contract page.
What is CAD/CHF?
CAD/CHF shows how many Swiss francs one Canadian dollar buys. If it reads 0.5800, one Canadian dollar costs 0.58 francs. It joins an oil linked currency with a safe haven.
CAD/CHF is less traded than most crosses, so spreads are often wider. It moves on Swiss news in the UK morning and on Canadian data and oil in the UK afternoon, and it tends to fall when markets are fearful.
The trading sessions
Usually quiet, with wide spreads.
Swiss data at 07:30 UK and the SNB at 08:30 UK on decision days move the franc side.
Canadian data at 13:30 UK, the Bank of Canada at 14:45 UK and oil move the Canadian side.
Typically the busiest window for CAD/CHF.
Contract facts
One pip is 0.0001 (the fourth decimal place). Most brokers quote one more decimal, a tenth of a pip, often called a pipette or point.
1 standard lot = 100,000 Canadian dollars (the first currency in the pair). A mini lot (0.1) is 10,000 and a micro lot (0.01) is 1,000.
One pip (0.0001) on 1 standard lot is worth 10 francs (100,000 x 0.0001). On a mini lot (0.1) it is 1 franc and on a micro lot (0.01) it is 0.10 francs. Your platform converts it to your account currency at the current rate.
Most CAD/CHF trading happens in the spot market between banks and through CFDs. Cross rate futures volume is small, so CFD and spot prices are what most traders watch.
How far it usually moves
Varies with conditions; check the Average daily range indicator on WickSpeak for the current figure in pips. We do not publish a fixed number for CAD/CHF because we could not verify one from an official source.
What moves CAD/CHF
Expectations for Canadian interest rates drive the loonie (the market's nickname for the Canadian dollar).
Canada is a large oil exporter, so a rising oil price tends to support the Canadian dollar and a falling one to weigh on it.
Most Canadian exports go to the US, so US growth, trade policy and tariffs feed straight into the loonie.
The franc is often bought when markets are worried, which tends to push CAD/CHF lower in a sell off.
The SNB has said it is willing to buy foreign currency when it thinks the franc is too strong, which can cap sharp franc rallies.
Scheduled events to watch
Eight a year at 09:45 Ottawa time; the next is 9 December 2026.
Only four a year, so each one carries weight; next on 10 December 2026, then 18 March 2027.
Monthly from Statistics Canada, often on the same Friday as the US jobs report, which can make the Canadian dollar very jumpy.
Monthly from the Federal Statistical Office, usually early in the month; low Swiss inflation shapes how far the SNB will go to stop the franc rising.
Monthly from Statistics Canada; it shapes what traders expect from the Bank of Canada.
Oil is Canada's biggest export, so a large surprise in US crude stocks can move oil and, with it, the Canadian dollar.
What it tends to move with
CAD/CHF is effectively USD/CHF divided by USD/CAD.
CAD/CHF has often risen with oil.
CAD/CHF has often fallen in sell offs as the franc is bought.
Tips for trading CAD/CHF
Check the spread
If the spread is a large share of your stop, skip the trade.
Oil and risk
A long CAD/CHF idea needs firm oil and calm markets. A sell off that breaks the morning low proves it wrong.
Afternoon break
A close beyond the London morning range after 13:30 UK is a direction idea; a close back inside proves it wrong.
Central bank days
After the SNB or BoC, a close back into the pre-decision range proves the first move wrong.
Connect a cTrader account once and, if your broker offers CAD/CHF, it appears on WickSpeak at your broker's own prices. Key levels show the previous day high and low, pivot points, round numbers and average daily range levels with how many pips away each is, Time of day DNA shows when CAD/CHF has tended to move, and every indicator writes a plain-English reading on the live candle. A Playbook play can alert you, paper trade, or place a trade inside guardrails you set, only on a play where you switched live trading on.
Related markets
Sources: pepperstone.com, pepperstone.com, bankofcanada.ca, www150.statcan.gc.ca, eia.gov, snb.ch. Checked 2026-11-05. Broker hours follow your broker's server clock and can differ.
Questions traders ask
What are CAD/CHF trading hours in the UK?
CAD/CHF typically trades from Sunday 22:00 to Friday 22:00 UK time, which is 5pm Sunday to 5pm Friday in New York. In the few weeks when the US and UK clocks change on different dates, the open and close are at 21:00 UK. It does not trade on Saturdays.
What is the best time to trade CAD/CHF?
Typically 13:00 to 16:00 UK, when Canadian data and oil trading arrive and Europe is still open. Swiss data in the UK morning can also move it.
Why is CAD/CHF spread wide?
It is one of the less traded crosses, so brokers usually quote wider spreads, especially in quiet hours and around the 22:00 UK rollover.
What moves CAD/CHF?
Oil prices and the Bank of Canada on one side, the SNB and safe haven buying of the franc on the other. It tends to fall when markets are fearful.
How much is 1 pip on CAD/CHF worth?
On 1 standard lot of 100,000 Canadian dollars, one pip (0.0001) is worth 10 francs. On 0.1 lots it is 1 franc and on 0.01 lots it is 0.10 francs. Your platform shows it in your account currency at the current rate.