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

On 2026-07-08, GBP/USD closed at 1.33489, down 0.37% on the day. It trades at 40.4% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 52.07 is in the 56th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -0.17% in the 46th 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 1.33489  -0.366%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-08, prior 2026-07-07)
    close       1.33489
    change      -0.00490  (-0.366%, -49.0 pips)
    gap         -0.00530  (-53.0 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-08)
    range       0.00534  (53.4 pips)
    close pos   45.7% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-08)
     20d MA     1.33000   price above by +0.37%
     50d MA     1.34027   price below by -0.40%
    200d MA     1.33974   price below by -0.36%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 200d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-08)
    20d stdev   0.379% daily ≈ 6.0% annualized (×√252)   (17th pct of own history, since 2003 (5839 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.87× (0.379% vs 0.433% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-08)
    ATR(14)    0.00810  (81.0 pips)
    ATR%        0.61%   (7th pct of own history, since 2003 (5845 obs))
    range/ATR   66.0%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-08)
    high        1.38468   (-3.60% from high)
    low         1.30117   (+2.59% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-08)
    RSI(14)     52.07   (56th pct of own history, since 2003 (5845 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-08)
     5d return  +0.74%
    20d return  -0.17%
    60d return  -1.67%
  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      0.4333%
  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 2026-07-08)
    vs DXY      -0.71
    vs S&P 500  +0.22
    vs DXY beta -0.76 (26w)