GBP/USD: RSI, volatility, 52-week range · daily
On 2026-10-13, GBP/USD closed at 1.32098, down 0.24% on the day. At the 2026-10-13 close, GBP/USD was 23.7% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-13 close, GBP/USD had an RSI(14) of 37.53, in the 15th percentile of its history since 2003, and its 20-day return of -2.16% was in the 17th percentile. Leveraged-money positioning is net +4.7% of open interest, at 29% of its own two-year positioning range. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. At the 2026-10-13 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of GBP/USD were 1.32787 / 1.34355 / 1.34375, with price -0.52% / -1.68% / -1.69% against them. At the 2026-10-13 close, the 52-week range of GBP/USD was 1.30117–1.38468; it closed 4.60% below the high and 1.52% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 0.318% daily, in the 8th percentile of its history since 2003. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.00683 (68.3 pips), 0.52% of price. It has returned -0.07% over 5 days and -1.65% over 60 days.
Figures reflect the latest daily snapshot for 2026-10-13.
=== GBP/USD (pip 0.0001) ===
>> close 1.32098 -0.239%
price & change (as of 2026-10-13, prior 2026-10-12)
close 1.32098
change -0.00317 (-0.239%, -31.7 pips)
gap -0.00313 (-31.3 pips) (cross-session move on continuous FX; not a feed gap)
range (as of 2026-10-13)
range 0.00490 (49.0 pips)
close pos 9.4% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-10-13)
20d MA 1.32787 price below by -0.52%
50d MA 1.34355 price below by -1.68%
200d MA 1.34375 price below by -1.69%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-10-13)
20d stdev 0.318% daily ≈ 5.1% annualised (×√252) (8th pct of own history, since 2003 (5908 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.75× (0.318% vs 0.424% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-10-13)
ATR(14) 0.00683 (68.3 pips)
ATR% 0.52% (4th pct of own history, since 2003 (5914 obs))
range/ATR 71.8%
52-week range (as of 2026-10-13)
high 1.38468 (-4.60% from high)
low 1.30117 (+1.52% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-10-13)
RSI(14) 37.53 (15th pct of own history, since 2003 (5914 obs))
returns (as of 2026-10-13)
5d return -0.07%
20d return -2.16%
60d return -1.65%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis (through 2008) 0.61% (from 2003-12-01)
ZIRP (2009–2015) 0.58%
tightening (2015–2018) 0.64%
ZIRP (2019–2021) 0.56%
tightening (2022–2023) 0.65%
easing (2024– ) 0.42%
positioning (as of 2026-10-06)
next COT as of 2026-10-13 (released ~that Fri, later if a holiday intervenes)
net +12,432 contracts (net long GBP)
net % OI +4.7%
net%OI range -5.4% … +29.1% (own 145w)
w/w change +7,826
rate differential (GBP–USD policy)
GBP (BOE_BANK_RATE) 3.75% (as of 2026-10-13, official Bank Rate)
next BoE 2026-11-05 (23 days)
USD (EFFR) 3.88% (as of 2026-10-09, daily effective)
next Fed 2026-10-28 (15 days)
differential -0.13% (base−quote)
cross-asset corr (26w weekly returns; async daily closes cap the magnitude) (as of 2026-10-13)
vs DXY -0.72
vs S&P 500 +0.13
vs DXY beta -0.71 (26w)