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GBPUSD at 1.33284, 20.6 pips into the New York range

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

GBPUSD · New York session · Published Oct 19, 2026, 1:30 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.33284, inside a New York session that has run 20.6 pips between 1.33146 and 1.33352. The nearest level above is the previous session high at 1.33420, 13.6 pips away, and the nearest below is the previous session low at 1.33074, 21 pips away. Further out sit the prior day and prior week high at 1.33718, 43.4 pips above, and the round number at 1.33000, 28.4 pips below.

London ran 34.6 pips between 1.33074 and 1.33420 and closed at 1.33350. The prior trading day covered 106.0 pips, while an 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 the volatility source calls an unusually wide day for this market.

After the earnings release, the USD housing family follows at 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC with Housing Starts m/m, Building Permits and Housing Starts. Over 112 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 6.18 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.10 in the first 60, in either direction. Our calendar covers up to 2026-11-18 00:00 UTC.

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. Among headlines graded 2 of 3 for GBPUSD, investingLive at 09:48 UTC covered UK inflation, the BOE and the autumn budget, and Action Forex at 07:14 UTC asked whether UK CPI can sustain BoE tightening bets beyond November.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.33352, high 1.33352, low 1.33146, close 1.33284: a range of 20.6 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, London sessionOpen 1.33345, high 1.33420, low 1.33074, close 1.33350: a range of 34.6 pips over 300 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. 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.
  5. USD Housing Starts m/mScheduled 2026-10-20 12:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast -14.0%. Previous -2.6%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  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. Economic calendar for GBP and USD4 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-10-20 13:30 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. Economic data spotlight: UK inflation set to climb as BOE rate hike and autumn budget collideinvestingLive. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  10. 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.

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