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GBPUSD holds 1.33481 near the top of a 8.8 pip London range

UK CPI y/y is scheduled for 2026-10-21 06:00 UTC, graded impact 3 of 3

GBPUSD · London session · Published Oct 20, 2026, 8:30 AM

GBPUSD last printed 1.33481, inside a London session that has run 8.8 pips between 1.33454 and 1.33542 since the 1.33502 open. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.33588, 10.7 pips away, with the prior week high at 1.33718 a further 23.8 pips up. Below sit the prior day high at 1.33420, 6.1 pips down, and the round number at 1.33000, 48.1 pips down.

The Asia session ran 59.6 pips between 1.32991 and 1.33588 and closed at 1.33502, and the prior trading day covered 43.2 pips. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 77.9 pips, and the latest day sits at the 21st percentile of the last 42, which the volatility source calls a calm day for this market.

US Housing Starts and Building Permits are scheduled at 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, and Pending Home Sales m/m at 2026-10-20 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. The UK CPI y/y release carries impact 3 of 3, with a forecast of 3.4% against a previous 3.1%.

Large speculators are net short 106964 contracts, a change of -9353 on the week and the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The two UK labour market headlines from Action Forex and investingLive are both graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, London sessionOpen 1.33502, high 1.33542, low 1.33454, close 1.33481: a range of 8.8 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 1.33068, high 1.33588, low 1.32991, close 1.33502: a range of 59.6 pips over 595 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. USD Housing StartsScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 1.30M. Previous 1.28M. From Forex Factory.
  6. 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.
  7. GBP CPI y/yScheduled 2026-10-21 06:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 3.4%. Previous 3.1%. From Forex Factory.
  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. UK unemployment rate falls to 4.7% as jobs rebound, keeping BOE rate hike bets intactinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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