On 2026-08-12, GBP/USD closed at 1.35099, down 0.01% on the day. It trades at 59.7% 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 +0.84% in the 64th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +15.5% 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 1.34264 / 1.33674 / 1.34048, with price +0.62% / +1.07% / +0.78% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 2.43% below the high and 3.83% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.421% daily, in the 27th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.0073 (73 pips), 0.54% of price. It has returned +0.44% over 5 days and +0.85% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.35099 -0.010%
price & change (as of 2026-08-12, prior 2026-08-11)
close 1.35099
change -0.00014 (-0.010%, -1.4 pips)
gap -0.00024 (-2.4 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-12)
range 0.00376 (37.6 pips)
close pos 19.9% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-12)
20d MA 1.34264 price above by +0.62%
50d MA 1.33674 price above by +1.07%
200d MA 1.34048 price above by +0.78%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-12)
20d stdev 0.421% daily ≈ 6.7% annualized (×√252) (27th pct of own history, since 2003 (5864 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.97× (0.421% vs 0.432% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-12)
ATR(14) 0.00730 (73.0 pips)
ATR% 0.54% (4th pct of own history, since 2003 (5870 obs))
range/ATR 51.5%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-12)
high 1.38468 (-2.43% from high)
low 1.30117 (+3.83% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-12)
RSI(14) 59.60 (79th pct of own history, since 2003 (5870 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-12)
5d return +0.44%
20d return +0.84%
60d return +0.85%
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 0.4318%
positioning (as of 2026-08-04)
next COT as of 2026-08-11 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net +38,174 contracts (net long GBP)
net % OI +15.5%
net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 136w)
w/w change -2,923
rate differential (GBP–USD policy)
GBP (BOE_BANK_RATE) 3.75% (as of 2026-08-12, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-09-17 (36 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-12, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (35 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-12)
vs DXY -0.75
vs S&P 500 +0.33
vs DXY beta -0.68 (26w)