On 2026-08-06, GBP/USD closed at 1.34696, up 0.14% on the day. It trades at 54.8% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 56.87 is in the 71st percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.55% in the 58th 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 1.34054 / 1.33642 / 1.33988, with price +0.48% / +0.79% / +0.53% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 2.72% below the high and 3.52% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.433% daily, in the 30th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00805 (80.5 pips), 0.60% of price. It has returned +0.77% over 5 days and -0.42% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.34696 +0.138%
price & change (as of 2026-08-06, prior 2026-08-05)
close 1.34696
change +0.00186 (+0.138%, +18.6 pips)
gap +0.00170 (+17.0 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-06)
range 0.00276 (27.6 pips)
close pos 64.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-06)
20d MA 1.34054 price above by +0.48%
50d MA 1.33642 price above by +0.79%
200d MA 1.33988 price above by +0.53%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-06)
20d stdev 0.433% daily ≈ 6.9% annualized (×√252) (30th pct of own history, since 2003 (5860 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.00× (0.433% vs 0.433% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-06)
ATR(14) 0.00805 (80.5 pips)
ATR% 0.60% (7th pct of own history, since 2003 (5866 obs))
range/ATR 34.3%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-06)
high 1.38468 (-2.72% from high)
low 1.30117 (+3.52% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-06)
RSI(14) 56.87 (71st pct of own history, since 2003 (5866 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-06)
5d return +0.77%
20d return +0.55%
60d return -0.42%
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 2026-07-28) (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 2026-08-05, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-09-17 (42 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-05, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (41 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-06)
vs DXY -0.78
vs S&P 500 +0.30
vs DXY beta -0.70 (26w)