US Dollar / South African Rand: a 3.4σ rise on 1 October 2026
Recorded 7 October 2026On 1 October 2026 US Dollar / South African Rand rose 1.70% close to close, 3.4 times its typical daily move of 0.50% over the 20 sessions before it: its largest move since 23 July 2026. 32 other instruments of the 198 measured that day moved 2σ or more.
The day
Daily closes, as recorded the night after
- Move
- +1.70%
- Size
- +3.4σ
- Typical day before it
- 0.50%
- Close
- 16.699
- Previous close, 30 September 2026
- 16.4196
- Since, to 23 October 2026
- −1.24%
US Dollar / South African Rand, the 30 sessions to 1 October 2026
Daily closes; the last point is the quake
Show values
| Point | USD/ZAR |
|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | 16.10 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | 15.99 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 15.99 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 15.92 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 15.94 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 15.99 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 16.17 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 16.09 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 16.16 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 16.06 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 15.98 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 15.96 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 15.98 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 16.01 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 16.04 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 16.20 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 16.18 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 16.25 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 16.27 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 16.38 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 16.26 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 16.24 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 16.22 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 16.16 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 16.37 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 16.43 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 16.34 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 16.41 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 16.39 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 16.42 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 16.70 |
The same day
Other quakes on 1 October 2026
| Instrument | Move | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Euro / Swiss Franc EUR/CHF | −1.31% | −6.4σ |
| Euro / Canadian Dollar EUR/CAD | −0.80% | −5.1σ |
| Sugar No. 11 SUGAR | +7.43% | +4.6σ |
| British Pound / Swiss Franc GBP/CHF | −1.11% | −4.2σ |
| New Zealand Dollar / Swiss Franc NZD/CHF | −1.20% | −4.1σ |
| ASX 200 ASX200 | −1.99% | −3.6σ |
| US Dollar / Danish Krone USD/DKK | +0.70% | +3.1σ |
| Australian Dollar / Swiss Franc AUD/CHF | −0.85% | −3.0σ |
| Euro / US Dollar EUR/USD | −0.68% | −3.0σ |
US Dollar / South African Rand's other quakes
On record, newest first
- 23 July 2026: +2.58%, +5.2σ
How it is measured
The move is the close-to-close return; its size is that return divided by the standard deviation of US Dollar / South African Rand'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 US Dollar / South African Rand'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.