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

On 2026-07-03, GBP/USD closed at 1.33387, up 0.45% on the day. It trades at 39.2% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 51.98 is in the 55th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -0.66% in the 38th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +2.5% of open interest, in the 23rd percentile of its own two-year range.

=== GBP/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 1.33387  +0.447%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-03, prior 2026-07-02)
    close       1.33387
    change      +0.00594  (+0.447%, +59.4 pips)
    gap         +0.00611  (+61.1 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-03)
    range       0.00466  (46.6 pips)
    close pos   7.7% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-03)
     20d MA     1.32971   price above by +0.31%
     50d MA     1.34122   price below by -0.55%
    200d MA     1.33979   price below by -0.44%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 200d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-03)
    20d stdev   0.397% daily   (21st pct of own history)
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.92× (0.397% vs 0.434% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-03)
    ATR(14)    0.00877  (87.7 pips)
    ATR%        0.66%   (15th pct of own history)
    range/ATR   53.2%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-03)
    high        1.38468   (-3.67% from high)
    low         1.30117   (+2.51% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-03)
    RSI(14)     51.98   (55th pct of own history)
  returns          (as of 2026-07-03)
     5d return  +1.14%
    20d return  -0.66%
    60d return  -0.68%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis       0.6129%   (from 2003-12-01)
    ZIRP-2009        0.5765%
    tightening-2015  0.6404%
    ZIRP-2019        0.5553%
    tightening-2022  0.6549%
    easing-2024      0.4339%
  positioning      (as of 2026-06-23)
    next COT     as of 2026-06-30 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes) — newer data due
    net         +7,567 contracts (net long GBP)
    net % OI    +2.5%
    net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 130w)
    w/w change  -9,269
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-02)
    vs DXY      -0.74
    vs S&P 500  +0.22
    vs DXY beta -0.79 (26w)