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GBPUSD at 1.34150, 21.0 pips of London range so far

USD Unemployment Claims at 12:30 UTC is the next release, graded 3 of 3

GBPUSD · London session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 AM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.34150, inside a London session that has run 21.0 pips between 1.33980 and 1.34191. The nearest levels above are the session high at 1.34191 and the round number at 1.35000, 85 pips away; below sit the session open at 1.34058, 9.2 pips down, and the prior day high at 1.34032, 11.8 pips down.

The Asia session ran 25.4 pips between 1.33830 and 1.34085 and closed at 1.34059, and the prior trading day covered 38.8 pips. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 75.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market.

USD Unemployment Claims is due at 12:30 UTC with a forecast of 200K and a previous of 199K. Over 97 past releases of this family GBPUSD moved 10.71 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.27 in the first 60, in either direction. GBP Retail Sales m/m follows at 06:00 UTC on 2026-10-23, with a forecast of -0.1% and a previous of 0.5%.

Large speculators are net short 106964 contracts in the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of 2026-10-13, a change of -9353 on the week and the 0th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The headlines graded for GBPUSD are all at impact 2 of 3, the most recent from FXStreet at 07:43 UTC on the New Zealand Dollar.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, London sessionOpen 1.34058, high 1.34191, low 1.33980, close 1.34150: a range of 21.0 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 1.33920, high 1.34085, low 1.33830, close 1.34059: a range of 25.4 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 75.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 12th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is a calm day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-10-22 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 200K. Previous 199K. From Forex Factory.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 97 past releases GBPUSD moved 10.71 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.27 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. GBP Retail Sales m/mScheduled 2026-10-23 06:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -0.1%. Previous 0.5%. 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. New Zealand Dollar weakens amid softer Q3 inflation dataFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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