Data insights
Currency insights, straight from the data
Rankings and records computed from five years of daily mid-market history — refreshed every day, free to read and cite.
Data as of 2026-10-06, covering history since 2021-06-11.
Currency strength
Strongest and weakest currencies
Ranked by change against the US Dollar over the past year.
Strongest (1Y)
| # | Currency | vs USD | 1 unit = USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IL ILS Fiat Israeli Shekel | +7.30% | 0.3274 |
| 2 | CN CNY Fiat Chinese Yuan | +6.08% | 0.1490 |
| 3 | AU AUD Fiat Australian Dollar | +5.74% | 0.6966 |
| 4 | KR KRW Fiat South Korean Won | +5.15% | 0.000744042 |
| 5 | NO NOK Fiat Norwegian Krone | +3.65% | 0.1042 |
Weakest (1Y)
| # | Currency | vs USD | 1 unit = USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XR XRP Crypto XRP | -49.61% | 1.5075 |
| 2 | BC BCH Crypto Bitcoin Cash | -47.18% | 316.7200 |
| 3 | ET ETH Crypto Ethereum | -42.21% | 2,709.71 |
| 4 | LT LTC Crypto Litecoin | -40.77% | 70.1200 |
| 5 | BT BTC Crypto Bitcoin | -31.27% | 85,754.82 |
Volatility
Most volatile currencies
Annualised volatility over the past year — higher means bigger daily swings.
| # | Currency | Volatility (annualised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC BCH Crypto Bitcoin Cash | 77.2% |
| 2 | XR XRP Crypto XRP | 66.8% |
| 3 | ET ETH Crypto Ethereum | 63.7% |
| 4 | LT LTC Crypto Litecoin | 62.8% |
| 5 | BT BTC Crypto Bitcoin | 45.1% |
| 6 | XA XAG Silver (troy oz) | 38.4% |
Records
All-time pair highs and lows
The highest and lowest each pair has traded in our history, with dates.
| Pair | Now | All-time high | All-time low | From high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EUUS EUR/USD Euro | 1.1217 | 1.21252021-06-11 | 0.95652022-09-28 | -7.49% |
GBUS GBP/USD British Pound | 1.3218 | 1.41462021-06-11 | 1.05962022-09-28 | -6.56% |
USJP USD/JPY US Dollar | 157.9630 | 163.86812026-07-29 | 109.02002021-08-04 | -3.60% |
USCH USD/CHF US Dollar | 0.8314 | 1.01392022-11-03 | 0.76702026-02-10 | -18.00% |
AUUS AUD/USD Australian Dollar | 0.6966 | 0.77292021-06-11 | 0.60062025-04-09 | -9.87% |
USCA USD/CAD US Dollar | 1.4264 | 1.46502025-02-03 | 1.21132021-06-11 | -2.63% |
How this is calculated
All figures on these pages are computed from our own archive of daily mid-market closes — the same reference rates published across the site, refreshed every second and stored once a day. Nothing here is investment advice; rates are reference data only.