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GBPUSD holds 1.32266 near the middle of the London range

The Michigan survey lands at 14:00 UTC, with inflation expectations among its releases

GBPUSD · London session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 11:10 AM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32266, inside a London session that has run 24.8 pips between 1.32225 and 1.32474 since the 07:00 UTC open. The nearest level above is the prior session high at 1.32502, 23.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the prior session low at 1.32230, 3.6 pips away.

The Asia session closed at 1.32338 after a 27.2 pip range between 1.32230 and 1.32502. The prior trading day covered 64.2 pips, and an ordinary day over the last 14 covers 71.2 pips, a 59th percentile reading that the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

Eight releases of impact 2 or 3 sit in the next 24 hours, starting with the Michigan Consumer Expectations at 14:00 UTC, forecast 42.6 against a previous 46.3. Past releases of the inflation expectations family moved GBPUSD 8.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 16.00 in the first 60, across 49 samples.

Large speculators are net short 91075 contracts, a weekly change of -8507 and the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline, graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD, was published at 10:57 UTC.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, London sessionOpen 1.32338, high 1.32474, low 1.32225, close 1.32266: a range of 24.8 pips over 250 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 1.32262, high 1.32502, low 1.32230, close 1.32338: a range of 27.2 pips over 595 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 Michigan Consumer ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 42.6. Previous 46.3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to inflation_expectations_usdOver 49 past releases GBPUSD moved 8.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 16.00 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. Australian Dollar struggles to extend gains to near 0.7000, US CPI comes into focusFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. USD Prelim UoM Inflation ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 4.3%. Previous 4.6%. From Forex Factory.

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