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GBPUSD holds 1.32732 in a 14.9 pip Asia range

BoE Governor Bailey speaks at 02:00 UTC, the next impact 3 event on the calendar

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 15, 2026, 10:35 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32732, inside an Asia session that has run 14.9 pips between 1.32658 and 1.32807 over 91 minutes. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 1.32784, 5.2 pips away, with the prior week high at 1.32858 and the round number at 1.33000 further up. Below sit the session open at 1.32694, 3.8 pips down, then the prior session low at 1.32312.

New York closed at 1.32764 after trading 47.2 pips between 1.32312 and 1.32784 across 540 minutes. The prior trading day ran 96.2 pips from 1.31822 to 1.32784. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 75.3 pips, and the latest day sits at the 91st percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market.

Bailey speaks at 02:00 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3, and Fed Chairman Warsh follows at 03:30 UTC. Over 24 past speech_gbp releases GBPUSD moved 4.18 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.78 in the first 60, in either direction. US Industrial Production at 13:15 UTC has seen 5.35 pips in the first 15 minutes and 11.08 in the first 60 across 47 samples.

Large speculators are net short 97611 contracts, a change of -6536 on the week and the 4th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for GBPUSD is FXStreet's report on Fed's Hammack urging more tightening, published at 21:11 UTC and graded impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32694, high 1.32807, low 1.32658, close 1.32732: a range of 14.9 pips over 91 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 1.32468, high 1.32784, low 1.32312, close 1.32764: a range of 47.2 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD, previous trading dayHigh 1.32784, low 1.31822, close 1.32764 on 2026-10-15, a range of 96.2 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  5. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 75.3 pips. The latest day sits at the 91st percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. GBP BOE Gov Bailey SpeaksScheduled 2026-10-16 02:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD Fed Chairman Warsh SpeaksScheduled 2026-10-16 03:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From Forex Factory.
  8. GBPUSD reaction to speech_gbpOver 24 past releases GBPUSD moved 4.18 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 6.78 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. GBPUSD reaction to industrial_production_usdOver 47 past releases GBPUSD moved 5.35 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.08 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  10. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 97611 contracts, a change of -6536 on the week. That is the 4th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  11. Fed’s Hammack urges more tightening as inflation squeezes householdsFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  12. GBP BoE Governor Bailey SpeechScheduled 2026-10-16 02:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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