GBPUSD 1.3386 ↓0.07%: Bears very strong · 1H 09:00 Oct 22, 2026
| Price | 1.339 | 1.3395 | 1.3395 | 1.3386 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 15.2% | 18.1% | 21.5% | -60.9% |
| Price change | ↓ 0.02% | ↑ 0.03% | ↑ 0.00% | ↓ 0.07% |
| Energy change | ↓ 3.7 | ↑ 2.8 | ↑ 3.5 | ↓ 82.4 |
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Trend of Bear Critical GBPUSD 1H
▸When GBPUSD is in Bear Critical:
- then GBPUSD moved to higher Market State: 1,617 times — 73.2%
- then GBPUSD moved to lower Market State: 592 times — 26.8%
▸Current GBPUSD market energy: -60.91%
- Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 0.91%
- Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 13.59%
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Reading from the 1H candle, GBPUSD currently in the near-peak Bear energy level.
Market energy movement Market trend energy recorded a -82.4% drop from the previous candle, from 21.5% to -60.9%.
Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 1H Candle
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Over the past 5 days, GBPUSD Market Energy ranged from -76.4 to 99.8.
What did GBPUSD price and energy show when this 1H candle closed?
When the 1H candle closed at 09:00 on 22-10-2026, GBPUSD was at 1.3386, down 0.07% from the previous candle (1.3395). Market Energy was -60.9%, down 82.4 points from 21.5%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.
How much did GBPUSD price move on this 1H candle, and how large is that historically?
GBPUSD closed at 1.3386, down 0.07% from the previous 1H candle (1.3395). This drop is larger than 64% of past drops on the 1H timeframe for GBPUSD, across 48,669 candles since 2019.
How did GBPUSD Market Energy change from the previous candle?
Market Energy fell 82.4 percentage points from the previous candle — from 21.5% to -60.9%. This is the largest of all drops on the 1H timeframe for GBPUSD on record since 2019.
Do GBPUSD price and energy agree?
Yes. Both price and energy moved down on this candle. This describes the candle that just closed; it does not say where price goes next.
What state was GBPUSD in on the previous 1H candle?
The previous 1H candle had GBPUSD at 21.5%, Bull Bias — when this candle closed, GBPUSD moved down to a lower zone: Bull Bias → Bear Critical.
Where does GBPUSD energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?
At -60.9%, GBPUSD is 0.91 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 13.59 points from the lower boundary (-74.5%) — so energy sits closer to the upper boundary at candle close.
What does Bear Critical mean?
Bear Critical is one of 7 Market States in 2AiTrading's Market Energy model, applied consistently across every asset class, market and timeframe.
See the full Bear Critical definition →How are the broader market indices trending?
Based on each index's latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close: SPX500 (US equities) in Bear Critical with energy -70.4%; GER40 (European equities) in Bear Bias with energy -36.3%. Against this backdrop, GBPUSD (Bear Critical, -60.9%) lower than GER40; sits in the same state zone as SPX500.
How is the US Dollar Index (DXY) trending?
Based on the latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was in Neutral with Market Energy -11.4%. GBPUSD energy is currently below DXY by 49.5 points.
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