On 2026-07-30, GBP/USD closed at 1.33673, up 0.60% on the day. It trades at 42.6% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 50.53 is in the 50th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.66% in the 61st percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +12.7% of open interest, in the 52nd percentile of its own two-year range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.33822 / 1.33639 / 1.33958, with price -0.11% / +0.03% / -0.21% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 3.46% below the high and 2.73% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.418% daily, in the 26th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00873 (87.3 pips), 0.65% of price. It has returned -0.06% over 5 days and -1.65% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.33673 +0.602%
price & change (as of 2026-07-30, prior 2026-07-29)
close 1.33673
change +0.00800 (+0.602%, +80.0 pips)
gap +0.00813 (+81.3 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-07-30)
range 0.01295 (129.5 pips)
close pos 26.3% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-30)
20d MA 1.33822 price below by -0.11%
50d MA 1.33639 price above by +0.03%
200d MA 1.33958 price below by -0.21%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 200d > 20d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-07-30)
20d stdev 0.418% daily ≈ 6.6% annualized (×√252) (26th pct of own history, since 2003 (5855 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.97× (0.418% vs 0.433% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-30)
ATR(14) 0.00873 (87.3 pips)
ATR% 0.65% (14th pct of own history, since 2003 (5861 obs))
range/ATR 148.4%
52-week range (as of 2026-07-30)
high 1.38468 (-3.46% from high)
low 1.30117 (+2.73% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-30)
RSI(14) 50.53 (50th pct of own history, since 2003 (5861 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-30)
5d return -0.06%
20d return +0.66%
60d return -1.65%
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 0.4331%
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 2026-07-30, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-07-30 (today)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-07-30, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (48 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-07-30)
vs DXY -0.71
vs S&P 500 +0.28
vs DXY beta -0.71 (26w)