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GBPUSD at 1.32222, New York range 24 pips

Four USD releases land at 14:00 UTC, the Michigan survey among them

GBPUSD · New York session · Published Oct 9, 2026, 1:55 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32222, inside a New York session that has run 24 pips between 1.32058 and 1.32298. The nearest level above is the session open at 1.32268, 4.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the London low at 1.32225, 0.3 pips away. Further out sit the prior day high at 1.32486, 26.4 pips above, and the round number at 1.32000, 22.2 pips below.

London ran 24.8 pips between 1.32225 and 1.32474 and closed at 1.32267. The prior trading day covered 64.2 pips, from 1.31844 to 1.32486. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 71.2 pips, and the latest day sits at the 59th percentile of the last 44 days we hold, which the volatility source calls an ordinary day for this market.

At 14:00 UTC, 4 minutes away, the USD Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment is scheduled with a forecast of 47.5 against a previous 47.8. Over 74 past releases of that family, GBPUSD moved 8.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.70 in the first 60, in either direction. The same time carries the Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations at a forecast of 4.3% against a previous 4.6%.

Large speculators are net short 91075 contracts, a change of -8507 on the week, the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The most recent headline graded for GBPUSD is from FXStreet at 12:56 UTC, on the US core CPI trend.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.32268, high 1.32298, low 1.32058, close 1.32222: a range of 24 pips over 115 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, London sessionOpen 1.32338, high 1.32474, low 1.32225, close 1.32267: a range of 24.8 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. GBPUSD, previous trading dayHigh 1.32486, low 1.31844, close 1.32284 on 2026-10-08, a range of 64.2 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 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.
  6. USD Prelim UoM Consumer SentimentScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 47.5. Previous 47.8. From Forex Factory.
  7. GBPUSD reaction to sentiment_usdOver 74 past releases GBPUSD moved 8.30 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 15.70 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. USD Prelim UoM Inflation ExpectationsScheduled 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 4.3%. Previous 4.6%. From Forex Factory.
  9. 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.
  10. United States: Core CPI trend seen moderating – TD SecuritiesFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.

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