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GBPUSD at 1.32205, New York range 1.32163 to 1.32452

The next release is USD Final Manufacturing PMI at 13:45 UTC, 14 minutes away

GBPUSD · New York session · Published Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32205, inside a New York range of 28.8 pips between 1.32163 and 1.32452 over 91 minutes. The nearest level above is the prior day low at 1.32228, 2.3 pips above, and the nearest below is the prior week low at 1.32043, 16.2 pips below.

London closed at 1.32413 after a range of 73.6 pips between 1.31928 and 1.32664 over 300 minutes. 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, an unusually wide day for this market.

USD Final Manufacturing PMI is scheduled for 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3, forecast 56.9 against a previous 57.0, and USD ISM Manufacturing PMI at 14:00 UTC, forecast 54.8 against a previous 54.6. Over 95 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 9.24 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.81 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 82568 contracts, a change of -23853 on the week, the 10th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. Among headlines graded 2 of 3 for GBPUSD are Bank of England Court minutes at 13:00 UTC and an Action Forex piece on US jobless claims at 12:38 UTC.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD price from our feedLast one-minute close 1.32205 at 2026-10-01 13:30 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. GBPUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.32414, high 1.32452, low 1.32163, close 1.32205: a range of 28.8 pips over 91 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. GBPUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. GBPUSD, London sessionOpen 1.32636, high 1.32664, low 1.31928, close 1.32413: a range of 73.6 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. 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.
  6. USD Final Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 13:45 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 56.9. Previous 57.0. From Forex Factory.
  7. USD ISM Manufacturing PMIScheduled 2026-10-01 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 54.8. Previous 54.6. From Forex Factory.
  8. GBPUSD reaction to pmi_usdOver 95 past releases GBPUSD moved 9.24 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.81 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. 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.
  10. Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 16 July 2026Bank of England. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. US Jobless Claims Fall to 197K, Offering No Sign of Labor Weakness Ahead of NFPAction Forex. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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