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GBPUSD at 1.32156, Asia session so far 15.0 pips wide

The next release is BOE Gov Bailey Speaks at 09:15 UTC, impact 3 of 3

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Sep 25, 2026, 2:40 AM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32156, and the Asia session has run 15.0 pips from a high of 1.32242 to a low of 1.32091. The closest level overhead is the session open at 1.32180, 2.4 pips above; below, the prior day low and the previous session low both sit at 1.32043, 11.3 pips under, with the round number at 1.32000 a further 15.6 pips below.

In New York the pair ran 35.9 pips from 1.32402 down to 1.32043 and closed at 1.32198. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 64.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 43th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, an ordinary day for this market.

After the Bailey speech, USD Durable Goods Orders m/m is scheduled at 12:30 UTC with a forecast of -0.3% against a previous 1.1%, and Core Durable Goods Orders m/m at the same time with a forecast of 0.6% against a previous 0.4%. Over 46 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 10.01 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.92 pips in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 58715 contracts, a change of 121 on the week, the 39th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headline graded highest for GBPUSD is the Swiss Franc item at impact 3 of 3, while the Japanese Yen items are graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 1.32156 at 2026-09-25 02:39 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32180, high 1.32242, low 1.32091, close 1.32156: a range of 15.0 pips over 335 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 1.32226, high 1.32402, low 1.32043, close 1.32198: a range of 35.9 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 64.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 43th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. USD Durable Goods Orders m/mScheduled 2026-09-25 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast -0.3%. Previous 1.1%. From Forex Factory.
  7. GBPUSD reaction to durable_goods_usdOver 46 past releases GBPUSD moved 10.01 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.92 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. 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.
  9. Swiss Franc dips to fresh four-month lows as SNB leaves interest rates at 0%FXStreet. Graded impact 3 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. Japanese Yen recovers from three-week low vs USD amid looming intervention riskFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. GBP BOE Gov Bailey SpeaksScheduled 2026-09-25 09:15 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.

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