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GBP/JPY Forecast & Prediction Today – November 1, 2026

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British Pound / Japanese Yen price: 210.556

+0.08% 24h

Cloudy

neutral · confidence 47%

British Pound / Japanese Yen analysis today

No clear direction for British Pound / Japanese Yen right now – the weather is cloudy. British Pound / Japanese Yen is trading at 210.556, up 0.08% over the last 24 hours, after moving between 210.022 and 211.298.

Our model's mood score is +8 out of 100 (neutral). The nearest ceiling (resistance) is 211.155 and the nearest floor (support) is 209.905. Over the next 24 hours, the most likely range is 209.477 to 211.684.

A break above 211.155 would open the way towards 211.196. If 209.905 gives way, British Pound / Japanese Yen could slide towards 209.738. British Pound / Japanese Yen in brief – Nicknamed “the beast” for its large daily ranges; it combines pound news with yen risk sentiment.

Over the past week British Pound / Japanese Yen has gained 0.40%, and over the past month it has gained 0.35%. Price is 0.28% under resistance and 0.31% over support; for comparison, British Pound / Japanese Yen usually moves around 0.37% a day.

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British Pound / Japanese Yen chart: last 48 hours and next 24

The line shows the real British Pound / Japanese Yen price for the last 48 hours; the shaded cone is where our model expects it to stay over the next 24 hours.

NowCeiling211.155Floor209.90500:0012:0000:0012:0000:0012:00UTC

Forecast ranges: 4 hours, 24 hours, 7 days

Each balloon stretches from the expected low to the expected high. Longer trips need bigger balloons.

Now 210.556211.015210.115Next 4 hours211.684209.477Next 24 hours212.645208.567Next 7 days
  • Next 4 hours: 210.115 – 211.015
  • Next 24 hours: 209.477 – 211.684
  • Next 7 days: 208.567 – 212.645

Buyers vs sellers

Buyers versus sellers over the last day, measured by the value traded in up-candles and down-candles.

Sellers 23%Buyers 77%

Buyers 77% · Sellers 23% (last 24h)

Sunny vs rainy: what happens next?

The two scenarios to watch for British Pound / Japanese Yen today.

Sunny scenario

If 210.556 breaks above 211.155 → 211.196

52%

Rainy scenario

If it breaks below 209.905 → 209.738

48%

Mood dials

Seven classic indicators, each read as bullish, neutral or bearish.

  • RSI (14, daily)

    54

    Neutral

    balanced

  • MACD (4h)

    Below signal

    Bearish

    momentum is pointing down

  • Trend (EMA 20/50, 4h)

    Uptrend

    Bullish

    short trend is above the medium trend

  • Long trend (EMA 200, daily)

    Not enough data

    Neutral

    less than 200 days of history

  • Stochastic (4h)

    41

    Bearish

    turning down

  • Trend strength (ADX)

    12

    Neutral

    no strong trend – range trading

  • Bollinger position (daily)

    60%

    Neutral

    inside the normal band

  • What the dials say

    1 of 7 indicators lean bullish and 2 lean bearish. RSI (14, daily): balanced; MACD (4h): momentum is pointing down; Trend (EMA 20/50, 4h): short trend is above the medium trend.

Hour-by-hour weather

Hour-by-hour weather so far: sun for rising hours, rain for falling ones.

  1. 09:00Cloudy0.00%
  2. 10:00Cloudy−0.01%
  3. 11:00Partly sunny+0.12%
  4. 12:00Rainy−0.17%
  5. 13:00Cloudy−0.01%
  6. 14:00Cloudy+0.04%
  7. 15:00Cloudy−0.04%
  8. 16:00Cloudy−0.01%
  9. 17:00Sunny+0.28%
  10. 18:00Cloudy−0.01%
  11. 19:00Cloudy0.00%
  12. 20:00Rainy−0.18%

Today in one line: 2 of the last 12 hours were bright for British Pound / Japanese Yen; the day is net positive so far.

The sun's path: trading sessions

How British Pound / Japanese Yen behaved in each of today's three main sessions.

AsiaLondonNew York

  • Asia

    Done

    High 210.852 · Low 210.142

    +0.01%

  • London

    Done

    High 210.700 · Low 210.022

    +0.07%

  • New York

    Done

    High 211.012 · Low 210.278

    +0.27%

British Pound / Japanese Yen 7-day forecast

Day-by-day ranges for the coming week. Bars get wider as uncertainty grows.

likely rangeprice now▲ / ▼ change of the range middle vs now

  1. MondayNov 2

    Cloudy – likely between 209.799 and 211.340

    ▲ 0.01%
  2. TuesdayNov 3

    Cloudy – likely between 209.493 and 211.673

    ▲ 0.01%
  3. WednesdayNov 4

    Cloudy – likely between 209.262 and 211.932

    ▲ 0.02%
  4. ThursdayNov 5

    Cloudy – likely between 209.069 and 212.152

    ▲ 0.02%
  5. FridayNov 6

    Cloudy – likely between 208.901 and 212.348

    ▲ 0.03%
  6. SaturdayNov 7

    Cloudy – likely between 208.750 and 212.526

    ▲ 0.04%
  7. SundayNov 8

    Cloudy – likely between 208.612 and 212.691

    ▲ 0.04%

GBP/JPY forecast 2026–2030

Long-term scenarios from pure statistics: British Pound / Japanese Yen's yearly volatility is about 7% and its trend was less than a year of history. The base case keeps only a small, capped part of that trend; the bear and bull cases show the 10% and 90% edges of the likely spread.

Year endBear caseBase caseBull case
2026202.358210.256−0.14%218.461
2027188.100208.414−1.02%230.921
2028179.600206.583−1.89%237.620
2029172.891204.773−2.75%242.534
2030167.161202.979−3.60%246.472

Price today: 210.556 (black line). Nobody can know where British Pound / Japanese Yen will trade in five years – these ranges show how far it could plausibly travel given its own history, not a promise. Not financial advice.

How accurate is our British Pound / Japanese Yen forecast?

We replay the daily version of the Kumocast range model on the last 30 finished days, using only data that was available before each day. A good one-standard-deviation range should catch the next close about 68% of the time.

77%Next-day range hit rate23 of 30 days closed inside the range (target ≈68%)
97%7-day range hit rate29 of 30 weekly ranges held
±0.44%Average daily rangehow wide the next-day range was on average – narrower means a calmer market

Last 30 days

  1. 2026-10-02: outside range
  2. 2026-10-03: outside range
  3. 2026-10-04: inside range
  4. 2026-10-05: inside range
  5. 2026-10-06: outside range
  6. 2026-10-07: outside range
  7. 2026-10-08: inside range
  8. 2026-10-09: inside range
  9. 2026-10-10: inside range
  10. 2026-10-11: inside range
  11. 2026-10-12: inside range
  12. 2026-10-13: inside range
  13. 2026-10-14: inside range
  14. 2026-10-15: outside range
  15. 2026-10-16: inside range
  16. 2026-10-17: inside range
  17. 2026-10-18: inside range
  18. 2026-10-19: inside range
  19. 2026-10-20: inside range
  20. 2026-10-21: inside range
  21. 2026-10-22: outside range
  22. 2026-10-23: inside range
  23. 2026-10-24: inside range
  24. 2026-10-25: inside range
  25. 2026-10-26: inside range
  26. 2026-10-27: inside range
  27. 2026-10-28: inside range
  28. 2026-10-29: outside range
  29. 2026-10-30: inside range
  30. 2026-10-31: inside range

close inside the rangeclose outside

Verdict: over the last month the British Pound / Japanese Yen ranges were well calibrated. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results. How we score ourselves

Why is British Pound / Japanese Yen moving? News and events

The forecast is pure maths, but prices react to news. Here are the latest British Pound / Japanese Yen headlines and the scheduled economic releases that could move it this week.

Latest headlines

Headlines via Google News. Kumocast does not write or endorse them.

British Pound / Japanese Yen live update log

Every 30 minutes Kumo checks the sky again. Newest first.

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TODAY6

  1. 210.556−0.18%Sellers pushed British Pound / Japanese Yen down to 210.556 (−0.18%)
  2. 210.933+0.03%Calm skies: British Pound / Japanese Yen stayed close to 210.933
  3. 210.8660.00%British Pound / Japanese Yen drifted sideways around 210.866
  4. 210.866−0.03%Quiet half hour: British Pound / Japanese Yen held near 210.866
  5. 210.933−0.04%Calm skies: British Pound / Japanese Yen stayed close to 210.933
  6. 211.0120.00%British Pound / Japanese Yen drifted sideways around 211.012
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  1. 211.012+0.21%British Pound / Japanese Yen ticked up to 211.012 (+0.21%)
  2. 210.571+0.04%Calm skies: British Pound / Japanese Yen stayed close to 210.571
  3. 210.479−0.01%British Pound / Japanese Yen drifted sideways around 210.479
  4. 210.5060.00%Quiet half hour: British Pound / Japanese Yen held near 210.506
  5. 210.506−0.01%Calm skies: British Pound / Japanese Yen stayed close to 210.506
  6. 210.519+0.04%British Pound / Japanese Yen drifted sideways around 210.519
  7. 210.425−0.01%Quiet half hour: British Pound / Japanese Yen held near 210.425
  8. 210.438+0.05%British Pound / Japanese Yen edged higher to 210.438 (+0.05%)
  9. 210.331−0.03%British Pound / Japanese Yen drifted sideways around 210.331
  10. 210.385+0.05%British Pound / Japanese Yen ticked up to 210.385 (+0.05%)

British Pound / Japanese Yen prediction FAQ

What is the British Pound / Japanese Yen price prediction for today?

For today we expect British Pound / Japanese Yen to trade mostly between 209.477 and 211.684. The outlook is cloudy (neutral), with a 52% chance of the sunny scenario playing out first. This range is updated every 30 minutes.

What is the British Pound / Japanese Yen prediction for tomorrow?

For Monday our model points to a range of 209.799 to 211.340, centred near 210.568 (+0.01% from now).

Is British Pound / Japanese Yen going up or down?

Right now the signals are neutral: 1 indicators lean up and 2 lean down. British Pound / Japanese Yen is up 0.40% over the past week.

What are the British Pound / Japanese Yen support and resistance levels?

The nearest resistance (ceiling) is 211.155 and the nearest support (floor) is 209.905. Today's classic pivot point is 210.608, with R1 at 211.196 and S1 at 209.905.

What is the British Pound / Japanese Yen forecast for this week?

Over the next 7 days we expect British Pound / Japanese Yen to stay roughly between 208.567 and 212.645. Weekly ranges are wider because uncertainty grows with time.

Is British Pound / Japanese Yen a buy or a sell today?

We don't tell anyone to buy or sell British Pound / Japanese Yen. Right now 1 indicators read bullish, 4 neutral and 2 bearish – use that as one input, together with your own plan and a stop-loss.

How volatile is British Pound / Japanese Yen right now?

British Pound / Japanese Yen has a typical daily move of about 0.37% based on the last 60 days. In the last 24 hours it moved between 210.022 and 211.298.

How accurate is this British Pound / Japanese Yen prediction?

Our ranges are statistical: about two out of three times, price is expected to stay inside the 24-hour range. Markets can and do break out of any range, especially around news.

How often is this British Pound / Japanese Yen analysis updated?

Roughly every half hour. If the main market is closed we keep showing the latest available price and say so at the top.

Where does the British Pound / Japanese Yen price data come from?

Prices come from public exchange data (from a single public venue). See our methodology page for details.

What is the British Pound / Japanese Yen price prediction for 2030?

Our statistical base case for the end of 2030 is about 202.979, with a wide 80% range from 167.161 (bear case) to 246.472 (bull case). It is built from British Pound / Japanese Yen's own volatility and a heavily shrunk version of its past-year trend, so treat it as a scenario, not a target.

Where could British Pound / Japanese Yen be at the end of 2027?

For the end of 2027 the model's base case is 208.414 (−1.02% from today), with a bear case near 188.100 and a bull case near 230.921. The range is refreshed every 30 minutes as new prices arrive.

Alex Wu, Independent market analyst

About the analyst

Alex Wu

Independent market analyst

Independent market analyst focused on crypto, DeFi, perps and FX. Driven by data. Alex designed the Kumocast weather model and reviews its methodology.

The numbers on this page are produced automatically every 30 minutes by the Kumocast engine – there are no hand-picked calls. Alex sets the rules, checks the accuracy tracker and updates the methodology when the model changes.

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How we make this forecast

Every 30 minutes Kumocast reads public price data and runs it through seven classic indicators, support and resistance detection and a volatility model. The weather word sums up the combined mood score, from −100 (rainy) to +100 (sunny). Ranges are statistical estimates, not promises. Read the full methodology

Data: Hyperliquid (trade.xyz), calculated cross rate

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