CurrenlyzerUSD Strength Today and This Week
The table shows where the USD ranks among the eight major currencies on three timeframes, updated every five minutes.
Currency strength compares each currency with all the others at the same time instead of looking at one pair. Currenlyzer calculates it from the price moves of every pair that includes the currency, for several timeframes, and refreshes it every five minutes.
This page follows one currency, the USD, and shows its score on the hourly, four-hour and daily timeframes next to the other seven.
Currency strength right now
Right now JPY is the strongest of the eight majors (score 50.0) and CAD the weakest (-95.3). The score compares each currency against every other one, so a currency can be strong against some and weak against others.
By timeframe
| Currency | H1 | H4 | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPY | 54.7 | 95.7 | -0.3 |
| USD | 49.7 | 0.7 | -21.2 |
| CHF | 52.5 | -92.9 | 2.5 |
| NZD | 2.2 | 85.4 | -132.8 |
| GBP | 68.0 | -85.5 | -53.4 |
| EUR | -9.2 | -73.1 | -72.6 |
| AUD | -168.3 | 80.2 | -83.6 |
| CAD | -76.1 | -162.5 | -47.3 |
Scores update every five minutes. The first column is the last hours, the last is the last days: a currency that is strong on H1 and weak on the daily chart is bouncing inside a bigger move.
USD in the ranking
USD is number 2 of 8 right now with a score of 9.7.
How the strength is calculated
For every currency Currenlyzer takes the percentage change of all pairs that contain it on each timeframe (the last candles of H1, H4 and daily), signs the change by whether the currency is the base or the quote of the pair, and normalises it by the usual size of moves so that quiet and busy pairs count fairly. The scores of the pairs are combined into one score per currency and timeframe.
Reading the scores
A positive score means the currency gained against most of the others on that timeframe, a negative one that it lost. The size matters less than the order and the gap between the ends. If the same currency is strongest on all three timeframes, the move is broad; if the order differs, the market is mixed.
What it does not do
Strength describes what has happened. It does not predict what will happen, and it is not a signal to buy or sell. It is a way to see which currency is behind the move you see on a chart.
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
How strong is the USD today?
See the ranking above: it is current to the last five minutes.
Is the USD strong on every timeframe?
Not necessarily. Compare the H1, H4 and daily columns.
What moves the USD?
Interest rate decisions, inflation and growth data, and risk sentiment. We measure the effect, not the cause.
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Historical statistics for information only. This is not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Past patterns do not predict future moves. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss. Read the full disclaimer.