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GBPUSD holds 1.32702 in an 11.8 pip Asia range

The FOMC Meeting Minutes at 18:00 UTC is the next impact 3 release for the dollar

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 6, 2026, 11:30 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32702, inside an Asia session that has run 11.8 pips between 1.32648 and 1.32766. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 1.32858, 15.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 1.32612, 9 pips away.

New York closed at 1.32753 after a 24.6 pip range, with a high of 1.32858 and a low of 1.32612. The prior trading day covered 84.6 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 70.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 42 days, a busy day for this market.

Five releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the next 24 hours, starting with EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change at 14:30 UTC. The 10-Year Note Auction follows at 17:00 UTC, and over 422 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 5.14 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.20 in the first 60, in either direction. The FOMC Meeting Minutes at 18:00 UTC has seen 9.45 pips in the first 15 minutes and 17.70 in the first 60 across 117 past releases.

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 GBPUSD is graded impact 2 of 3 and published at 23:28 UTC, on gold and FOMC Minutes positioning.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32710, high 1.32766, low 1.32648, close 1.32702: a range of 11.8 pips over 135 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 1.32776, high 1.32858, low 1.32612, close 1.32753: a range of 24.6 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 70.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 86th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for GBP and USD5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-07 23:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-05 00:00 UTC.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases GBPUSD moved 5.14 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.20 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. GBPUSD reaction to fomc_usdOver 117 past releases GBPUSD moved 9.45 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 17.70 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. 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.
  9. Gold rises above $4,150 as bond yields turn lower, traders await FOMC MinutesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. USD FOMC Meeting MinutesScheduled 2026-10-07 18:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.

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