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GBPUSD 1.32305 in a 26.7 pip Asia session range

The first item on the calendar is the BoE MPC Member Dhingra Speech at 09:30 UTC

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Sep 24, 2026, 1:25 AM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32305, in an Asia session that has run 26.7 pips between 1.32231 and 1.32498 over 261 minutes. The nearest level above is the session open at 1.32364, 5.9 pips above; below, the prior day low and the previous session low both sit at 1.32236, 6.9 pips below.

The previous New York session ran 65.3 pips from 1.32889 down to 1.32236 and closed at 1.32395. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 65.3 pips, and the latest day sits at the 98th percentile of the last 43 days, an unusually wide day for this market.

The first calendar entries are the BoE MPC Member Dhingra Speech at 09:30 UTC and USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC, forecast 201K from a previous 196K. Over 97 past releases of jobless_claims_usd GBPUSD moved 11.04 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.53 in the first 60, in either direction.

CFTC data for 2026-09-15 show large speculators net short 58715 contracts, a change of 121 on the week. That is the 39.20 percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 1.32305 at 2026-09-24 01:25 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32364, high 1.32498, low 1.32231, close 1.32305: a range of 26.7 pips over 261 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. GBPUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. GBPUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.32798, high 1.32889, low 1.32236, close 1.32395: a range of 65.3 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 65.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 98th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. GBP BoE MPC Member Dhingra SpeechScheduled 2026-09-24 09:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  7. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-09-24 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 196K. From Forex Factory.
  8. GBPUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases GBPUSD moved 11.04 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.53 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 58715 contracts, a change of 121 on the week. That is the 39th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

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