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GBPUSD at 1.33757, 14 pips of range in the New York session

USD CB Leading Economic Index m/m is due at 14:00 UTC, 29 minutes away

GBPUSD · New York session · Published Oct 22, 2026, 1:30 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.33757, inside a New York session that has run 14 pips between 1.33654 and 1.33794. The nearest levels above are the round number at 1.34000, 24.3 pips away, and the prior day high at 1.34032, 27.5 pips away. Below sit the prior day low at 1.33644, 11.3 pips away, and the previous session low at 1.33617, 14 pips away.

The London session ran 57.4 pips between 1.33617 and 1.34191 and closed at 1.33718. 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, a calm day for this market.

After the leading index, the USD 5-Year TIPS Auction is scheduled at 17:00 UTC. Over 422 past releases of that family GBPUSD moved 5.21 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.23 in the first 60, in either direction. GBP Retail Sales m/m follows at 06:00 UTC on 2026-10-23, a family that has moved GBPUSD 8.68 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.53 in the first 60 over 21 past releases.

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 loudest headline graded for GBPUSD is the New Zealand Dollar underperformance piece from FXStreet at 11:10 UTC, impact 2 of 3.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, New York sessionOpen 1.33718, high 1.33794, low 1.33654, close 1.33757: a range of 14 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 1.34058, high 1.34191, low 1.33617, close 1.33718: a range of 57.4 pips over 300 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 5-Year TIPS AuctionScheduled 2026-10-22 17:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Previous 1.955%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to auction_usdOver 422 past releases GBPUSD moved 5.21 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 9.23 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. GBPUSD reaction to retail_sales_gbpOver 21 past releases GBPUSD moved 8.68 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 11.53 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  9. 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.
  10. New Zealand Dollar underperforms as NZ inflation cools downFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  11. USD CB Leading Economic Index m/mScheduled 2026-10-22 14:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.0%. Previous -0.1%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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