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Average Daily Range: 15 Instruments Compared

Every figure here is computed from the same source on the same method — 28,075,555 one-minute candles across fifteen instruments. Among the FX majors and crosses, GBP/JPY is widest at 139.3 pips a day and EUR/GBP narrowest at 40.
28,075,555one-minute candles
15instruments
139.3widest FX pair (GBP/JPY, pips)
40narrowest FX pair (EUR/GBP, pips)
A caution about comparing these directly. Pips and index points are different units. Gold's 361.6 is measured in 0.1 increments and the Dow's 446.4 in index points; neither is comparable to EUR/GBP's 40 pips as a raw number. Ranking is meaningful within a unit family — the nine FX majors and crosses against each other — and misleading across them. Every figure below states its unit for that reason.

FX majors and crosses, ranked

These nine are all quoted in pips and can be compared directly.

PairAverageMedian25th–75th95thWidest day
GBP/JPY139.3119.881.4–172.9306842.6
EUR/JPY109.294.461.2–138.4241.3702.3
USD/JPY105.989.152.9–136240.6690.6
GBP/USD85.779.553.8–108.1177.9603.7
USD/CAD70.264.442.9–90.7144.2407.3
EUR/USD66.961.639.9–87.2141.6312.4
AUD/USD58.554.435.9–74.4117.2345.2
AUD/CAD57.452.537.8–71109.4380.1
EUR/GBP4035.124.1–49.682.4427.3

The interquartile column is the one worth reading twice. GBP/USD averages 85.7 pips, but half its days land between 53.8 and 108.1 — sizing off the average alone misses in both directions.

Metals, crypto and indices

Quoted in their own units and listed separately for that reason.

InstrumentUnitAverageMedian95th
Bitcoin (BTC/USD)points2216.81844.45324.5
Dow Jones 30points446.4406.4963.3
Gold (XAU/USD)pips (0.1)361.6249.81009.4
Nasdaq 100points280.7243.2628.5
Ethereum (ETH/USD)points151.2126.3344.1
S&P 500points62.454.2138.6

Coverage

InstrumentCandlesFromTo
AUDCAD1,888,2572021-01-032026-04-30
AUDUSD1,909,0572021-01-032026-04-30
BTCUSD2,627,5492021-07-242026-07-23
ETHUSD2,270,8192021-01-012026-08-03
EURGBP1,905,9732021-01-032026-04-30
EURJPY1,890,3882021-01-032026-04-30
EURUSD1,911,1412021-01-032026-04-30
GBPJPY1,939,0252021-01-032026-04-30
GBPUSD1,898,7462021-01-032026-04-30
NAS1001,383,4982021-01-042026-08-03
SPX5001,390,1772021-01-042026-08-03
US301,357,7572021-01-032026-08-03
USDCAD1,936,7312021-01-032026-04-30
USDJPY1,894,9502021-01-032026-04-30
XAUUSD1,871,4872021-01-032026-04-30

All figures are published as JSON at https://fxabsolute.com/stats/index.json and one file per instrument, so any number on this page can be checked against the source.

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Questions

Which forex pair has the largest daily range?

Of the majors and crosses measured here, GBP/JPY at 139.3 pips a day, followed by EUR/JPY at 109.2 and USD/JPY at 105.9. Gold and the index CFDs move more in absolute terms but are quoted in different units and are not directly comparable.

Which forex pair moves the least?

EUR/GBP, averaging 40 pips a day — under half of GBP/USD's 85.7.

Why can gold not be compared to EUR/GBP directly?

Because they are quoted in different units. Gold here is measured in 0.1 increments and EUR/GBP in standard fourth-decimal pips. Ranking is meaningful within a unit family and misleading across one.

How current is this data?

The FX pairs and gold run to 2026-04-30; the index and crypto instruments to 2026-08-03. Exact coverage per instrument is in the table above.

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