2024-04-17 Pound Sterling News
2024-04-16
Summary of Yesterday
- Opening:
- Closing:
- Difference of Opening & Closing:
- Daily High:
- Daily Low:
- Difference of Daily High & Low:
Statistical Measures
- Mean:
- Standard Deviation:
Trend
Understanding the Overall Trend
Looking at the start and end points of the time series, there seems to be a slight upward long-term trend in the GBP exchange rates. Beginning at 1.71554 on the 16th of April, 2024, at 00:00:02 the rate closes slightly higher at 1.71777 on the 16th of April, 2024, at 23:55:03. Thus, over the course of about a full day, the exchange rate rises by approximately 0.13%. However, it's important to note that during this period, the rate experiences numerous fluctuations.
Identifying Seasonal or Recurring Patterns
Given the limited duration of the time series (one day), it's challenging to definitely identify any seasonal or recurring patterns. Still, a cursory look does suggest certain periods where the exchange rate exhibits some oscillating behavior, potentially suggesting intraday patterns. For example, a pattern that appears a couple of times during this period is a short-term spike in the exchange rate, followed by a decrease, and then another increase. However, further analysis with a more prolonged time series would be necessary to substantiate this observation.
Noting Outliers
One instance that stands out in this dataset is the sudden jump in the exchange rate from 1.71653 at 07:30:03 to 1.72261 at 07:35:03. This considerable increase of approximately 0.36% in just 5 minutes is significantly different from the changes observed at other times. Another similar jump occurs from 07:55:02, with a rate of 1.71676, to 07:35:03, at 1.72261. These might be considered as outlier instances. However, without any specific context or knowledge of potential external factors that could have influenced the change, it is challenging to ascertain the cause of these outliers.
Please note, without considering additional factors like the opening/closing hours of financial markets, weekends/holidays, or the release of key financial news and reports, this interpretation is based solely on the changes in the exchange rate across the timestamps provided.