CurrenlyzerWhich Pairs Have the Biggest Strength Gap Today
The strongest currency right now is CHF and the weakest is CAD. The table lists the five pairs with the biggest gap between their two currencies, among the pairs we track.
A big strength gap means one currency of the pair has been much stronger than the other. It does not say what happens next. It shows where the movement of the last hours has been concentrated, which is where the price has moved most.
The ten biggest strength gaps
| # | Pair | Base score | Quote score | Gap | Who leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAD/CHF | -93.5 | 14.2 | 107.7 | CHF stronger |
| 2 | CAD/JPY | -93.5 | 5.8 | 99.3 | JPY stronger |
| 3 | GBP/CAD | -6.3 | -93.5 | 87.2 | GBP stronger |
| 4 | USD/CAD | -11.7 | -93.5 | 81.8 | USD stronger |
| 5 | NZD/CHF | -67.4 | 14.2 | 81.5 | CHF stronger |
See every pair in the Currency Strength tool (23 more) →
The gap is the difference between the strength scores of the two currencies: the larger it is, the more one currency has outperformed the other over the last candles. It describes what has been, not what will be.
Why the gap matters
A pair moves when its two currencies move apart. The strength gap measures how far they have moved apart over the last candles. The largest gaps are the pairs in which one currency has been clearly leading, and these are often the pairs that moved most. A small gap means the two currencies have moved together.
How to use it
Use it as a map of where the movement has been, then check the pair itself in the analyzer: the hourly pattern shows whether the pair is normally busy at this time of day. The gap tells you what happened; the analyzer tells you what the hour usually does.
How to check this in Currenlyzer
- Open the Currency Strength tool and choose the timeframes you use.
- Look at the order of the currencies and the gap between the ends, not at one number.
- Click a pair of the strongest and the weakest currency to open it in the analyzer and see how that hour usually behaves.
How we count
The numbers come from the live price feed of Currenlyzer: one-minute prices are built into hourly and daily candles, all in UTC. The range of a candle is its high minus its low. We use finished candles only, and we leave out hours when the market is closed and days that are too thin to count (the first hours of the Sunday open, short holiday days), so a closed hour is never averaged in as zero. Averages cover the last 30 days for the daily range and the last 60 days for hours, unless the text says otherwise. Pips follow the dashboard: one pip is 0.0001 on most pairs, 0.01 on yen pairs and 0.10 on gold. The same method is used in the dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
What is a strength gap?
The difference between the strength scores of the two currencies of a pair.
Does a big gap mean the pair will keep moving?
No. It describes what has happened, not what will.
How often does it update?
Every five minutes.
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