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GBPUSD holds 1.32229 in a 10.2 pip Asia range

The next scheduled release is the BoE MPC Member Mann Speech at 08:30 UTC

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 5, 2026, 10:40 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32229, inside an Asia session that has run 10.2 pips between 1.32164 and 1.32265. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.32314, 8.5 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 1.32199, 3 pips away.

The previous New York session ran 41.4 pips between 1.31900 and 1.32314 and closed at 1.32244. The prior trading day covered 60.4 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 72.9 pips, with the latest day at the 57th percentile of the last 42 days, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Seven scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 fall in the next 24 hours, starting with the BoE MPC Member Mann Speech at 08:30 UTC. The USD Trade Balance at 12:30 UTC carries a forecast of -100.8B against a previous -88.6B, and over 50 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 7.47 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.93 in the first 60.

Large speculators are net short 91075 contracts, a change of -8507 on the week, the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this instrument is the FXStreet report on US Treasury yields at 22:31 UTC, graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32199, high 1.32265, low 1.32164, close 1.32229: a range of 10.2 pips over 95 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 1.32272, high 1.32314, low 1.31900, close 1.32244: a range of 41.4 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 72.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 57th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for GBP and USD7 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-06 22:40 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to trade_balance_usdOver 50 past releases GBPUSD moved 7.47 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.93 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 91075 contracts, a change of -8507 on the week. That is the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. US Treasury yields scale multi-year highs as inflation fears returnFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. GBP BoE MPC Member Mann SpeechScheduled 2026-10-06 08:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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