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

On 2026-07-06, GBP/USD closed at 1.33531, up 0.11% on the day. It trades at 40.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 53.36 is in the 60th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.13% in the 51st percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +5.5% of open interest, in the 32nd percentile of its own two-year range.

=== GBP/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 1.33531  +0.108%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-06, prior 2026-07-03)
    close       1.33531
    change      +0.00144  (+0.108%, +14.4 pips)
    gap         +0.00123  (+12.3 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-06)
    range       0.00373  (37.3 pips)
    close pos   61.1% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-06)
     20d MA     1.32980   price above by +0.41%
     50d MA     1.34090   price below by -0.42%
    200d MA     1.33974   price below by -0.33%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 200d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-06)
    20d stdev   0.367% daily   (15th pct of own history)
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.85× (0.367% vs 0.434% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-06)
    ATR(14)    0.00841  (84.1 pips)
    ATR%        0.63%   (10th pct of own history)
    range/ATR   44.4%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-06)
    high        1.38468   (-3.57% from high)
    low         1.30117   (+2.62% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-06)
    RSI(14)     53.36   (60th pct of own history)
  returns          (as of 2026-07-06)
     5d return  +1.18%
    20d return  +0.13%
    60d return  -0.31%
  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      0.4336%
  positioning      (as of 2026-06-30)
    next COT     as of 2026-07-07 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         +16,273 contracts (net long GBP)
    net % OI    +5.5%
    net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 131w)
    w/w change  +8,706
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-06)
    vs DXY      -0.74
    vs S&P 500  +0.23
    vs DXY beta -0.80 (26w)