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GBPUSD holds 1.33072 after a 10.6 pip Asia range

GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y is scheduled for 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC, 449 minutes away

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 10:30 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.33072, inside an Asia session that has run 10.6 pips between 1.32991 and 1.33097 over 85 minutes. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 1.33420, 34.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the round number at 1.33000, 7.2 pips away.

The New York session opened at 1.33352, fell to 1.32988 and closed at 1.33047, a range of 36.3 pips over 540 minutes. The prior trading day covered 43.2 pips, while an ordinary day of the last 14 covers 77.9 pips; the latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

The GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y is scheduled for 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC, with a forecast of 3.8% against a previous 3.9%. USD Housing Starts, Building Permits and Housing Starts m/m follow at 12:30 UTC, and Pending Home Sales m/m at 14:00 UTC. Over 112 past housing_usd releases GBPUSD moved 6.18 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.10 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 106964 contracts, a change of -9353 on the week, the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The British Pound headline was graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD at 2026-10-19 15:32 UTC.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.33068, high 1.33097, low 1.32991, close 1.33072: a range of 10.6 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 1.33352, high 1.33352, low 1.32988, close 1.33047: a range of 36.3 pips over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 77.9 pips. The latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/yScheduled 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 3.8%. Previous 3.9%. From Forex Factory.
  6. Economic calendar for GBP and USD5 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 22:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.
  7. GBPUSD reaction to housing_usdOver 112 past releases GBPUSD moved 6.18 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 106964 contracts, a change of -9353 on the week. That is the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. British Pound clings to 1.3300 as UK inflation test threatens recoveryFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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