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GBPUSD 1.32244, London range 44.4 pips, low 1.32220

The next scheduled release is USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3 for GBPUSD

GBPUSD · London session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 8:35 AM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32244, inside the London session range of 1.32664 to 1.32220, 44.4 pips wide over 96 minutes. The level nearest above is the previous session low at 1.32448, 20.4 pips away, and the nearest below is the prior day low at 1.32228, 1.6 pips away.

The Asia session ran 1.32728 to 1.32448 across 595 minutes, a range of 28 pips, and closed at 1.32634. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 68.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 91st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market.

The GBP Final Manufacturing PMI was scheduled for 08:30 UTC with forecast 52.0 and previous 52.0, a family that has moved GBPUSD 7.06 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.57 in the first 60 over 93 past releases. USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC has forecast 201K and previous 197K.

Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week, the 10th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline graded for GBPUSD is a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis release from 2026-09-30 12:31 UTC, impact 3 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, London sessionOpen 1.32636, high 1.32664, low 1.32220, close 1.32244: a range of 44.4 pips over 96 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, Asia sessionOpen 1.32654, high 1.32728, low 1.32448, close 1.32634: a range of 28 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 68.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 91st percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. GBP Final Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 08:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 52.0. Previous 52.0. From Forex Factory.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to pmi_gbpOver 93 past releases GBPUSD moved 7.06 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.57 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-01 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 197K. From Forex Factory.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week. That is the 10th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  9. Personal Income and Outlays, August 2026U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Graded impact 3 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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