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GBPUSD at 1.32634 in Asia, 12.1 pips of range so far

Next on the calendar is GBP Nationwide HPI m/m at 06:00 UTC, forecast 0.0% against a previous 0.2%

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Sep 30, 2026, 11:00 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32634, inside an Asia session that has run 12.1 pips between 1.32608 and 1.32728. The session open at 1.32654 sits 2 pips above and the previous session low at 1.32558 sits 7.6 pips below; the prior day high at 1.33110 is 47.6 pips above.

New York closed at 1.32652 after a 55.2 pip range between 1.32558 and 1.33110, from an open at 1.32872. The prior trading day ran 88.2 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 68.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 91st percentile of the last 43 days, an unusually wide day for this market.

Eight releases graded impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours, to 2026-10-01 23:00 UTC. GBP Nationwide HPI m/m lands at 06:00 UTC with a forecast of 0.0% and a previous 0.2%. Over 90 past housing_gbp releases GBPUSD moved 4.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.90 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week and the 10th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Two U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis headlines are graded impact 3 of 3 for GBPUSD, published at 12:31 and 12:30 UTC, and an FXStreet headline on the Fed's Cook at 20:20 UTC is graded 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 1.32634 at 2026-09-30 23:00 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32654, high 1.32728, low 1.32608, close 1.32634: a range of 12.1 pips over 116 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 1.32872, high 1.33110, low 1.32558, close 1.32652: a range of 55.2 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. GBPUSD, previous trading dayHigh 1.33110, low 1.32228, close 1.32652 on 2026-09-30, a range of 88.2 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  6. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 68.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 91st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  7. Economic calendar for GBP and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-01 23:00 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-30 00:00 UTC.
  8. GBP Nationwide HPI m/mScheduled 2026-10-01 06:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous 0.2%. From Forex Factory.
  9. GBPUSD reaction to housing_gbpOver 90 past releases GBPUSD moved 4.70 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 7.90 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week. That is the 10th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. Fed’s Cook says inflation has stayed too high for too longFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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