On 2026-08-14, GBP/USD closed at 1.34907, down 0.05% on the day. It trades at 57.4% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 57.24 is in the 72nd percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.09% in the 50th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +15.9% of open interest, at 62% 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 1.34248 / 1.337 / 1.34089, with price +0.49% / +0.90% / +0.61% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 2.57% below the high and 3.68% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.327% daily, in the 9th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00705 (70.5 pips), 0.52% of price. It has returned +0.26% over 5 days and +0.43% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.34907 -0.053%
price & change (as of 2026-08-14, prior 2026-08-13)
close 1.34907
change -0.00071 (-0.053%, -7.1 pips)
gap -0.00062 (-6.2 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-14)
range 0.00713 (71.3 pips)
close pos 2.2% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-14)
20d MA 1.34248 price above by +0.49%
50d MA 1.33700 price above by +0.90%
200d MA 1.34089 price above by +0.61%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-14)
20d stdev 0.327% daily ≈ 5.2% annualized (×√252) (9th pct of own history, since 2003 (5866 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.76× (0.327% vs 0.431% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-14)
ATR(14) 0.00705 (70.5 pips)
ATR% 0.52% (3rd pct of own history, since 2003 (5872 obs))
range/ATR 101.1%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-14)
high 1.38468 (-2.57% from high)
low 1.30117 (+3.68% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-14)
RSI(14) 57.24 (72nd pct of own history, since 2003 (5872 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-14)
5d return +0.26%
20d return +0.09%
60d return +0.43%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 0.61% (from 2003-12-01)
ZIRP-2009 0.58%
tightening-2015 0.64%
ZIRP-2019 0.56%
tightening-2022 0.65%
easing-2024 0.43%
positioning (as of 2026-08-11)
next COT as of 2026-08-18 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net +40,670 contracts (net long GBP)
net % OI +15.9%
net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 137w)
w/w change +2,496
rate differential (GBP–USD policy)
GBP (BOE_BANK_RATE) 3.75% (as of 2026-08-13, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-09-17 (34 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-13, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (33 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-14)
vs DXY -0.77
vs S&P 500 +0.34
vs DXY beta -0.69 (26w)