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

On 2026-07-09, GBP/USD closed at 1.33962, up 0.35% on the day. It trades at 46.0% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 56.32 is in the 69th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.26% in the 54th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +6.4% of open interest, in the 34th percentile of its own two-year range.

=== GBP/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 1.33962  +0.354%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-09, prior 2026-07-08)
    close       1.33962
    change      +0.00473  (+0.354%, +47.3 pips)
    gap         +0.00452  (+45.2 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-09)
    range       0.00453  (45.3 pips)
    close pos   25.4% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-09)
     20d MA     1.33017   price above by +0.71%
     50d MA     1.34008   price below by -0.03%
    200d MA     1.33972   price below by -0.01%
    price mixed vs MAs
    stack: 50d > 200d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-09)
    20d stdev   0.387% daily ≈ 6.1% annualized (×√252)   (19th pct of own history, since 2003 (5840 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.89× (0.387% vs 0.433% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-09)
    ATR(14)    0.00810  (81.0 pips)
    ATR%        0.60%   (7th pct of own history, since 2003 (5846 obs))
    range/ATR   55.9%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-09)
    high        1.38468   (-3.25% from high)
    low         1.30117   (+2.96% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-09)
    RSI(14)     56.32   (69th pct of own history, since 2003 (5846 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-09)
     5d return  +0.88%
    20d return  +0.26%
    60d return  -1.31%
  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      0.4332%
  positioning      (as of 2026-07-07)
    next COT     as of 2026-07-14 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         +17,979 contracts (net long GBP)
    net % OI    +6.4%
    net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 132w)
    w/w change  +1,706
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-09)
    vs DXY      -0.71
    vs S&P 500  +0.23
    vs DXY beta -0.76 (26w)