On 2026-08-05, GBP/USD closed at 1.3451, up 0.18% on the day. It trades at 52.6% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 55.51 is in the 67th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.76% in the 62nd percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +15.4% of open interest, at 60% of its own two-year positioning range. It is trading above its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 1.34018 / 1.33632 / 1.33982, with price +0.37% / +0.66% / +0.39% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 2.86% below the high and 3.38% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.439% daily, in the 32nd percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00845 (84.5 pips), 0.63% of price. It has returned +1.23% over 5 days and -0.64% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.34510 +0.179%
price & change (as of 2026-08-05, prior 2026-08-04)
close 1.34510
change +0.00240 (+0.179%, +24.0 pips)
gap +0.00247 (+24.7 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-05)
range 0.00408 (40.8 pips)
close pos 15.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-05)
20d MA 1.34018 price above by +0.37%
50d MA 1.33632 price above by +0.66%
200d MA 1.33982 price above by +0.39%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-05)
20d stdev 0.439% daily ≈ 7.0% annualized (×√252) (32nd pct of own history, since 2003 (5859 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.01× (0.439% vs 0.433% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-05)
ATR(14) 0.00845 (84.5 pips)
ATR% 0.63% (10th pct of own history, since 2003 (5865 obs))
range/ATR 48.3%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-05)
high 1.38468 (-2.86% from high)
low 1.30117 (+3.38% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-05)
RSI(14) 55.51 (67th pct of own history, since 2003 (5865 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-05)
5d return +1.23%
20d return +0.76%
60d return -0.64%
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 2026-07-28) (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 2026-08-04, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-09-17 (43 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-04, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (42 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-05)
vs DXY -0.78
vs S&P 500 +0.29
vs DXY beta -0.70 (26w)