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GBPUSD holds 1.32308 in a 12.2 pip Asia range

Eight USD releases sit in the next 24 hours, the first at 14:00 UTC

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 8, 2026, 10:55 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32308, inside an Asia session that has run 12.2 pips between 1.32230 and 1.32352. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 1.32486, 17.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number at 1.32000, 30.8 pips away.

New York closed at 1.32284 after a 57 pip range between 1.31916 and 1.32486. The prior trading day covered 64.2 pips, and an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 71.2 pips, with the latest day at the 59th percentile of the last 44 days, which is an ordinary day for this market.

The next scheduled release is USD Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment at 14:00 UTC, forecast 47.5 against a previous 47.8. Over 74 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 8.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.70 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. The headlines graded for GBPUSD include the Fed's Musalem signalling more tightening as inflation stays elevated, published at 17:57 UTC.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32262, high 1.32352, low 1.32230, close 1.32308: a range of 12.2 pips over 109 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 1.31940, high 1.32486, low 1.31916, close 1.32284: a range of 57 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 71.2 pips. The latest day sits at the 59th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Prelim UoM Consumer SentimentScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 47.5. Previous 47.8. From Forex Factory.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to sentiment_usdOver 74 past releases GBPUSD moved 8.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.70 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. Fed's Musalem signals more tightening as inflation stays elevatedFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. Economic calendar for GBP and USD8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-09 22:55 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-07 00:00 UTC.

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