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GBPUSD holds 1.32178 in a 7.8 pip Asia range

The next scheduled release is USD Initial Jobless Claims at 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 7, 2026, 10:30 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32178, inside an Asia session that has run 7.8 pips between 1.32103 and 1.32182 over 85 minutes. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.32243, 6.5 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number at 1.32000, 17.8 pips away.

New York closed at 1.32133 after a 30.7 pip range between 1.31936 and 1.32243. The prior trading day ran 83.0 pips, and an ordinary day over the last 14 covers 71.1 pips; the latest day sits at the 84th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

The calendar holds 8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-08 22:30 UTC, and covers up to 2026-11-06 00:00 UTC. USD Initial Jobless Claims is due at 12:30 UTC with a forecast of 190 K and a previous 197 K; over 97 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 10.94 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.60 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 91075 contracts, a change of -8507 on the week, the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among headlines graded for GBPUSD, FXStreet reported on the Mexican Peso and on Gold after the FOMC Minutes, both impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32141, high 1.32182, low 1.32103, close 1.32178: a range of 7.8 pips over 85 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 1.32112, high 1.32243, low 1.31936, close 1.32133: a range of 30.7 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 71.1 pips. The latest day sits at the 84th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for GBP and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-08 22:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-06 00:00 UTC.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases GBPUSD moved 10.94 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.60 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. Mexican Peso holds firm as FOMC Minutes signal further rate hikesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD Initial Jobless ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-08 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 190 K. Previous 197 K. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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