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GBPUSD at 1.33152, 29.2 pips London range

GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y is scheduled for 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3

GBPUSD · London session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 8:30 AM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.33152, inside a London session that has run 29.2 pips from 1.33367 to 1.33074. The nearest level above is the prior session high at 1.33388, 23.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the prior session low at 1.33084, 6.8 pips away. The round number at 1.34000 sits 84.8 pips above and the one at 1.33000 sits 15.2 pips below.

The Asia session closed at 1.33346 after a 30.4 pip range over 595 minutes. The prior trading day ran 106.0 pips, from 1.32658 to 1.33718. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 78.8 pips, and the latest day sits at the 93rd percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market.

The next scheduled release is the GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y at 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC, with a forecast of 3.8% against a previous 3.9%. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

Large speculators are net short 106964 contracts, a change of -9353 on the week, the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for GBPUSD, from Action Forex at 2026-10-19 07:14 UTC, carries impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, London sessionOpen 1.33345, high 1.33367, low 1.33074, close 1.33152: a range of 29.2 pips over 90 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 1.33171, high 1.33388, low 1.33084, close 1.33346: a range of 30.4 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD, previous trading dayHigh 1.33718, low 1.32658, close 1.33284 on 2026-10-16, a range of 106.0 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 78.8 pips. The latest day sits at the 93rd percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an unusually wide day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. 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.
  7. Economic calendar for GBP and USD1 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 08:30 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.
  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. GBP/USD Reversal Test: Can UK CPI Sustain BoE Tightening Bets Beyond November?Action Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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