On 2026-07-29, GBP/USD closed at 1.32873, down 0.02% on the day. It trades at 33.0% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 43.03 is in the 28th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.28% in the 54th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +12.7% of open interest, in the 52nd percentile of its own two-year range. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.33778 / 1.33652 / 1.3396, with price -0.68% / -0.58% / -0.81% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 4.04% below the high and 2.12% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.399% daily, in the 22nd percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00805 (80.5 pips), 0.61% of price. It has returned -0.69% over 5 days and -2.07% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.32873 -0.020%
price & change (as of 2026-07-29, prior 2026-07-28)
close 1.32873
change -0.00026 (-0.020%, -2.6 pips)
gap -0.00060 (-6.0 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-07-29)
range 0.00295 (29.5 pips)
close pos 25.1% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-29)
20d MA 1.33778 price below by -0.68%
50d MA 1.33652 price below by -0.58%
200d MA 1.33960 price below by -0.81%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 20d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-07-29)
20d stdev 0.399% daily ≈ 6.3% annualized (×√252) (22nd pct of own history, since 2003 (5854 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.92× (0.399% vs 0.433% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-29)
ATR(14) 0.00805 (80.5 pips)
ATR% 0.61% (7th pct of own history, since 2003 (5860 obs))
range/ATR 36.6%
52-week range (as of 2026-07-29)
high 1.38468 (-4.04% from high)
low 1.30117 (+2.12% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-29)
RSI(14) 43.03 (28th pct of own history, since 2003 (5860 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-29)
5d return -0.69%
20d return +0.28%
60d return -2.07%
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 2026-07-21) (predates 2026-07-29 FOMC)
next COT as of 2026-07-28 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net +33,236 contracts (net long GBP)
net % OI +12.7%
net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 134w)
w/w change +4,695
rate differential (GBP–USD policy)
GBP (BOE_BANK_RATE) 3.75% (as of 2026-07-29, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-07-30 (1 day)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-07-29, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-07-29 (today)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-07-29)
vs DXY -0.70
vs S&P 500 +0.28
vs DXY beta -0.73 (26w)