British Pound / Japanese Yen: a 3.1σ fall on 2 August 2026
Recorded 7 October 2026On 2 August 2026 British Pound / Japanese Yen fell 1.40% close to close, 3.1 times its typical daily move of 0.45% over the 20 sessions before it: its largest move since 30 July 2026. 11 other instruments of the 82 measured that day moved 2σ or more.
The day
Daily closes, as recorded the night after
- Move
- −1.40%
- Size
- −3.1σ
- Typical day before it
- 0.45%
- Close
- 212.58
- Previous close, 30 July 2026
- 215.61
- Since, to 23 October 2026
- −1.49%
British Pound / Japanese Yen, the 30 sessions to 2 August 2026
Daily closes; the last point is the quake
Show values
| Point | GBP/JPY |
|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2026 | 213.2 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 214.0 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 213.3 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | 212.9 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 213.4 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | 213.5 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 214.6 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 215.5 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 215.8 |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 215.3 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | 215.6 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 217.1 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 216.7 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | 217.7 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 217.8 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | 216.7 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 216.8 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 217.3 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 219.4 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 218.8 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 218.5 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 218.2 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 218.3 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 218.1 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 218.1 |
| 26 Jul 2026 | 218.4 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 217.6 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 217.7 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 218.3 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 215.6 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | 212.6 |
The same day
Other quakes on 2 August 2026
| Instrument | Move | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Franc / Japanese Yen CHF/JPY | −1.76% | −4.7σ |
| Algorand ALGO | +8.80% | +4.3σ |
| Euro / Japanese Yen EUR/JPY | −1.45% | −3.6σ |
| Canadian Dollar / Japanese Yen CAD/JPY | −1.64% | −3.4σ |
| Australian Dollar / Japanese Yen AUD/JPY | −1.33% | −3.3σ |
| US Dollar / Japanese Yen USD/JPY | −1.62% | −3.3σ |
| New Zealand Dollar / Japanese Yen NZD/JPY | −1.24% | −3.1σ |
British Pound / Japanese Yen's other quakes
On record, newest first
- 3 September 2026: −1.72%, −4.4σ
- 2 September 2026: −1.00%, −3.3σ
- 30 July 2026: −1.22%, −3.5σ
- 15 July 2026: +0.97%, +3.0σ
How it is measured
The move is the close-to-close return; its size is that return divided by the standard deviation of British Pound / Japanese Yen's previous 20 daily returns. A quake is 3σ or more. This record was made the night after the day finished trading and has not been changed since. The live chart is on British Pound / Japanese Yen's page; the last few months of every market's daily moves are on the volatility terrain, and every quake on record is in the quake archive.