On 2026-08-03, GBP/USD closed at 1.34916, up 0.23% on the day. It trades at 57.5% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 59.60 is in the 79th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +1.04% in the 67th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +15.4% of open interest, in the 60th percentile of its own two-year range. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.33952 / 1.33646 / 1.3397, with price +0.72% / +0.95% / +0.71% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 2.57% below the high and 3.69% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.436% daily, in the 31st percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00877 (87.7 pips), 0.65% of price. It has returned +1.05% over 5 days and -0.76% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.34916 +0.228%
price & change (as of 2026-08-03, prior 2026-07-31)
close 1.34916
change +0.00307 (+0.228%, +30.7 pips)
gap +0.00284 (+28.4 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-03)
range 0.00761 (76.1 pips)
close pos 87.3% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-03)
20d MA 1.33952 price above by +0.72%
50d MA 1.33646 price above by +0.95%
200d MA 1.33970 price above by +0.71%
price > all MAs
stack: 200d > 20d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-03)
20d stdev 0.436% daily ≈ 6.9% annualized (×√252) (31st pct of own history, since 2003 (5857 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.01× (0.436% vs 0.433% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-03)
ATR(14) 0.00877 (87.7 pips)
ATR% 0.65% (13th pct of own history, since 2003 (5863 obs))
range/ATR 86.8%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-03)
high 1.38468 (-2.57% from high)
low 1.30117 (+3.69% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-03)
RSI(14) 59.60 (79th pct of own history, since 2003 (5863 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-03)
5d return +1.05%
20d return +1.04%
60d return -0.76%
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 0.4334%
positioning (as of 2026-07-28) (predates 2026-07-29 FOMC)
next COT as of 2026-08-04 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net +41,097 contracts (net long GBP)
net % OI +15.4%
net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 135w)
w/w change +7,861
rate differential (GBP–USD policy)
GBP (BOE_BANK_RATE) 3.75% (as of 2026-07-31, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-09-17 (45 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-07-31, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (44 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-03)
vs DXY -0.78
vs S&P 500 +0.31
vs DXY beta -0.70 (26w)