Cross pair
GBP/AUD: volatility, trading hours and correlation
🇬🇧 British pound against the 🇦🇺 Australian dollar. GBP/AUD has averaged 85 pips a day over the last 90 days, with recent volatility below its one-year norm. It tends to move most between 13:00 and 16:00 UTC.
- Last close
- 1.90112 6 October 2026
- Avg daily range
- 85 pips 90 days · 0.45% of price
- 1-year change
- -6.71% GBP weaker vs AUD
- 52-week range
- 1.85500 – 2.08487 Low to high
GBP/AUD over the last 12 months
Daily closes
When GBP/AUD moves most
Average high-to-low range for each hour of the day over the last year, in pips (UTC). The busiest three-hour window is highlighted.
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Average range by weekday
Pips, last 12 months. Tuesday is typically busiest and Monday quietest.
Calendar-year performance
% change in GBP/AUD each year, latest year to date
GBP/AUD seasonality
Average % change by calendar month across the last 9 years. October has been the strongest month on average and June the weakest. Seasonality is a tendency, not a forecast.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg change | +0.83% | +0.54% | +0.68% | +0.34% | -0.49% | -0.68% | -0.08% | +0.03% | +0.22% | +0.97% | +0.18% | -0.39% |
| Years up | 67% | 67% | 67% | 56% | 56% | 33% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 67% | 56% | 22% |
GBP/AUD correlation
Correlation of daily returns with other pairs. +1 means they move together, −1 means they move in opposite directions. How to use correlation.
Biggest daily moves in the last year
The five widest high-to-low days for GBP/AUD.
| Date | Range | Open to close | × normal day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2025 | 344 pips | 0.00% | 3.3× |
| 3 March 2026 | 294 pips | -0.05% | 2.8× |
| 28 October 2025 | 228 pips | 0.00% | 2.2× |
| 6 November 2025 | 227 pips | 0.00% | 2.2× |
| 3 February 2026 | 221 pips | +0.04% | 2.1× |
GBP/AUD pip value
Value of a one-pip move (0.0001) at the latest price.
| Account currency | Standard lot (1.00) | Mini lot (0.10) | Micro lot (0.01) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 USD | 6.99 USD | 0.70 USD | 0.070 USD |
| 🇪🇺 EUR | 6.20 EUR | 0.62 EUR | 0.062 EUR |
| 🇬🇧 GBP | 5.26 GBP | 0.53 GBP | 0.053 GBP |
| 🇦🇺 AUD | 10.00 AUD | 1.00 AUD | 0.100 AUD |
About GBP/AUD
GBP/AUD shows how many Australian dollars (AUD) it takes to buy one British pound (GBP). When the price rises, the British pound is strengthening against the Australian dollar.
GBP is issued by the Bank of England. It tends to respond to Bank of England rate decisions, UK inflation and wage data, and UK political and fiscal news.
AUD is issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia. It tends to respond to Reserve Bank of Australia policy, iron ore and commodity prices, and Chinese economic data.
With an average range of about 85 pips a day, a stop loss of 26–51 pips is roughly a third to two-thirds of a normal day for GBP/AUD. Always size your position from the stop distance with the lot size calculator.
GBP/AUD FAQ
What is the average daily range of GBP/AUD?
Over the last 90 days GBP/AUD moved an average of 85 pips from high to low each day, about 0.45% of its price. Over the past year the average was 105 pips, and over the last 20 trading days it was 84 pips.
What is the best time to trade GBP/AUD?
In the past year GBP/AUD was most active between 13:00 and 16:00 UTC, and the London session produced the largest average range (86 pips). The quietest hour was 19:00 UTC. Tuesday was its busiest weekday on average.
What is GBP/AUD most correlated with?
Based on daily returns over the last year, GBP/AUD moved most closely with EUR/AUD (correlation 0.83) and most inversely with AUD/CHF (-0.72).
How much is one pip worth on GBP/AUD?
One pip on GBP/AUD is 0.0001 of the price. For one standard lot (100,000 GBP) that is 10 AUD, or about $6.99 at the latest price. A mini lot is a tenth of that and a micro lot a hundredth.
Statistics are calculated by ForexSignals.io from daily and hourly price history up to 6 October 2026. Hourly figures cover the last 12 months, seasonality the last 9 full years. Data may contain errors and is not a trading recommendation.
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