On 2026-08-19, GBP/USD closed at 1.35367, down 0.10% on the day. It trades at 62.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 60.52 is in the 81st percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of +1.18% in the 69th 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 1.34437 / 1.33819 / 1.34154, with price +0.69% / +1.16% / +0.90% against them. Its 52-week range is 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 2.24% below the high and 4.03% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.319% daily, in the 7th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00711 (71.1 pips), 0.53% of price. It has returned +0.20% over 5 days and +0.60% over 60 days.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.35367 -0.100%
price & change (as of 2026-08-19, prior 2026-08-18)
close 1.35367
change -0.00136 (-0.100%, -13.6 pips)
gap -0.00130 (-13.0 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-08-19)
range 0.01042 (104.2 pips)
close pos 11.0% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-19)
20d MA 1.34437 price above by +0.69%
50d MA 1.33819 price above by +1.16%
200d MA 1.34154 price above by +0.90%
price > all MAs
stack: 20d > 200d > 50d
volatility (as of 2026-08-19)
20d stdev 0.319% daily ≈ 5.1% annualized (×√252) (7th pct of own history, since 2003 (5869 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.74× (0.319% vs 0.431% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-19)
ATR(14) 0.00711 (71.1 pips)
ATR% 0.53% (3rd pct of own history, since 2003 (5875 obs))
range/ATR 146.5%
52-week range (as of 2026-08-19)
high 1.38468 (-2.24% from high)
low 1.30117 (+4.03% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-19)
RSI(14) 60.52 (81st pct of own history, since 2003 (5875 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-19)
5d return +0.20%
20d return +1.18%
60d return +0.60%
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 2026-08-18, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-09-17 (29 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.63% (as of 2026-08-18, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-09-16 (28 days)
differential +0.12% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-08-19)
vs DXY -0.75
vs S&P 500 +0.36
vs DXY beta -0.64 (26w)