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

On 2026-07-10, GBP/USD closed at 1.34156, up 0.14% on the day. It trades at 48.4% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 57.97 is in the 74th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.01% in the 49th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +6.4% of open interest, in the 34th percentile of its own two-year range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.33018 / 1.33971 / 1.33971, with price +0.86% / +0.14% / +0.14% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 3.11% below the high and 3.10% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.378% daily, in the 17th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00792 (79.2 pips), 0.59% of price. It has returned +0.58% over 5 days and -0.82% over 60 days.

=== GBP/USD  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 1.34156  +0.145%
  price & change   (as of 2026-07-10, prior 2026-07-09)
    close       1.34156
    change      +0.00194  (+0.145%, +19.4 pips)
    gap         +0.00176  (+17.6 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-07-10)
    range       0.00505  (50.5 pips)
    close pos   28.5% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-07-10)
     20d MA     1.33018   price above by +0.86%
     50d MA     1.33971   price above by +0.14%
    200d MA     1.33971   price above by +0.14%
    price > all MAs
    stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-07-10)
    20d stdev   0.378% daily ≈ 6.0% annualized (×√252)   (17th pct of own history, since 2003 (5841 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.87× (0.378% vs 0.433% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-07-10)
    ATR(14)    0.00792  (79.2 pips)
    ATR%        0.59%   (6th pct of own history, since 2003 (5847 obs))
    range/ATR   63.8%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-07-10)
    high        1.38468   (-3.11% from high)
    low         1.30117   (+3.10% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-07-10)
    RSI(14)     57.97   (74th pct of own history, since 2003 (5847 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-07-10)
     5d return  +0.58%
    20d return  +0.01%
    60d return  -0.82%
  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      0.4329%
  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
  rate differential (GBP–USD policy)
    GBP (BOE_BANK_RATE)   3.75%  (as of 2026-07-09, official Bank Rate)
    next BoE              2026-07-30  (20 days)
    USD (EFFR)            3.62%  (as of 2026-07-09, daily effective)
    next Fed              2026-07-29  (19 days)
    differential    +0.13%  (base−quote)
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-07-10)
    vs DXY      -0.70
    vs S&P 500  +0.24
    vs DXY beta -0.76 (26w)