On 2026-08-18, GBP/USD closed at 1.35503, up 0.03% on the day. It trades at 64.5% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 62.47 is in the 86th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +0.88% in the 64th 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 1.34358 / 1.33786 / 1.34135, with price +0.85% / +1.28% / +1.02% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 2.14% below the high and 4.14% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.333% daily, in the 9th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00686 (68.6 pips), 0.51% of price. It has returned +0.29% over 5 days and +0.40% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.35503 +0.027%
price & change (as of 2026-08-18, prior 2026-08-17)
close 1.35503
change +0.00037 (+0.027%, +3.7 pips)
gap +0.00041 (+4.1 pips) (caution: prior close 1.35466 is outside its own 1.35477–1.35715 range by 1.1 pips; part of this gap is a feed artifact, not a cross-session move)
range (as of 2026-08-18)
range 0.00341 (34.1 pips)
close pos 88.6% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-18)
20d MA 1.34358 price above by +0.85%
50d MA 1.33786 price above by +1.28%
200d MA 1.34135 price above by +1.02%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-18)
20d stdev 0.333% daily ≈ 5.3% annualized (×√252) (9th pct of own history, since 2003 (5868 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.77× (0.333% vs 0.431% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-18)
ATR(14) 0.00686 (68.6 pips)
ATR% 0.51% (3rd pct of own history, since 2003 (5874 obs))
range/ATR 49.7%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-18)
high 1.38468 (-2.14% from high)
low 1.30117 (+4.14% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-18)
RSI(14) 62.47 (86th pct of own history, since 2003 (5874 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-18)
5d return +0.29%
20d return +0.88%
60d return +0.40%
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 2026-08-17, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-09-17 (30 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-17, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (29 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-17)
vs DXY -0.75
vs S&P 500 +0.36
vs DXY beta -0.66 (26w)