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GBPUSD 1.32350 inside a 15 pip Asia range

GBP GDP y/y is scheduled at 06:00 UTC, 19 minutes away, impact 3 of 3

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Sep 30, 2026, 5:40 AM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32350, inside an Asia session range of 15 pips between 1.32228 and 1.32378. Above sit the prior session high at 1.32525, 17.5 pips away, and the prior day high at 1.32592, 24.2 pips away; below lie the prior week low at 1.32043, 30.7 pips away, and the prior day low at 1.32022, 32.8 pips away.

The New York session ran 50.2 pips between 1.32022 and 1.32525 and closed at 1.32298. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 67.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 55th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, an ordinary day for this market.

GBP GDP y/y is scheduled for 06:00 UTC with a forecast of 1.2% and a previous of 1.2%, impact 3 of 3. Over 53 past releases of that family, GBPUSD moved 5.92 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.26 pips in the first 60, in either direction. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week, the 9th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Headlines our classifier grades for GBPUSD carry impact 2 of 3, among them one tying rate hike odds to a firmer US Dollar.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32287, high 1.32378, low 1.32228, close 1.32350: a range of 15 pips over 515 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. GBPUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. GBPUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.32455, high 1.32525, low 1.32022, close 1.32298: a range of 50.2 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 67.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 55th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. GBP GDP y/yScheduled 2026-09-30 06:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 1.2%. Previous 1.2%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to gdp_gbpOver 53 past releases GBPUSD moved 5.92 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.26 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. Economic calendar for GBP and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-01 05:40 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week. That is the 9th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Swiss Franc remains near 16-month lows as rate hike odds lift US DollarFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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