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EUR/GBP: positioning +4.9%

On 2026-10-12, EUR/GBP closed at 0.84623, down 0.14% on the day. At the 2026-10-12 close, EUR/GBP was 3.4% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-12 close, EUR/GBP had an RSI(14) of 25.06, in the bottom 1% of its history since 1999, and its 20-day return of -1.27% was in the 23rd percentile. RSI below 30 is conventionally termed oversold. Leveraged-money positioning is net +4.9% of open interest, at 100% of its own two-year positioning range. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-12 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of EUR/GBP were 0.8545 / 0.85587 / 0.86282, with price -0.97% / -1.13% / -1.92% against them. At the 2026-10-12 close, the 52-week range of EUR/GBP was 0.84481–0.88653; it closed 4.55% below the high and 0.17% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.172% daily, in the 1st percentile of its history since 1999. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00298 (29.8 pips), 0.35% of price. It has returned -0.41% over 5 days and -0.43% over 60 days.

Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-12.

=== EUR/GBP  (pip 0.0001) ===
  >> close 0.84623  -0.145%   · price < all MAs; positioning net%OI +4.9% (near top of own 145w range (band tops at +4.9%))
     cross-signal: flow signals align EUR/GBP down: 20d return, daily %
  price & change   (as of 2026-10-12, prior 2026-10-09)
    close       0.84623
    change      -0.00123  (-0.145%, -12.3 pips)
    gap         -0.00252  (-25.2 pips)  (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
  range            (as of 2026-10-12)
    range       0.00163  (16.3 pips)
    close pos   80.4% of range
  moving averages  (as of 2026-10-12)
     20d MA     0.85450   price below by -0.97%
     50d MA     0.85587   price below by -1.13%
    200d MA     0.86282   price below by -1.92%
    price < all MAs
    stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
  volatility       (as of 2026-10-12)
    20d stdev   0.172% daily ≈ 2.7% annualised (×√252)   (1st pct of own history, since 1999 (7203 obs))
    vs easing-2024 avg  0.66× (0.172% vs 0.263% era avg)
  ATR              (as of 2026-10-12)
    ATR(14)    0.00298  (29.8 pips)
    ATR%        0.35%   (2nd pct of own history, since 1999 (7209 obs))
    range/ATR   54.6%
  52-week range    (as of 2026-10-12)
    high        0.88653   (-4.55% from high)
    low         0.84481   (+0.17% from low)
  momentum         (as of 2026-10-12)
    RSI(14)     25.06   (0th pct of own history, since 1999 (7209 obs))
  returns          (as of 2026-10-12)
     5d return  -0.41%
    20d return  -1.27%
    60d return  -0.43%
  volatility by rate-era
    pre-crisis (through 2008) 0.50%   (from 1999-01-04)
    ZIRP (2009–2015)         0.55%
    tightening (2015–2018)   0.56%
    ZIRP (2019–2021)         0.47%
    tightening (2022–2023)   0.80%
    easing (2024– )          0.26%
  positioning      (as of 2026-10-06)
    next COT     as of 2026-10-13 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
    net         +2,004 contracts (net long EUR/GBP)
    source      standalone EUR/GBP cross future (own OI, not EUR/GBP majors)
    net % OI    +4.9%
    net%OI range -53.5% … +4.9% (own 145w)
    w/w change  +479
  rate differential (EUR–GBP policy)
    EUR (ECB_DFR)         2.50%  (set 2026-09-16, deposit-facility floor)
    next ECB              2026-10-29  (17 days)
    GBP (BOE_BANK_RATE)   3.75%  (as of 2026-10-12, official Bank Rate)
    next BoE              2026-11-05  (24 days)
    differential    -1.25%  (base−quote)
  cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude)  (as of 2026-10-12)
    vs DXY      +0.04
    vs S&P 500  +0.06
    vs DXY beta +0.02 (26w)