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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+2.7%30 Jan 2026Max
  2. 2−2.6%9 Mar 2026Moderate
  3. 3+2.6%23 Jul 2026Very High
  4. 4+2.5%3 Mar 2026Very High
  5. 5−2.5%7 Apr 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

261 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max41.5%
  • Very High51.9%
  • High51.9%
  • Moderate93.4%
  • Low7227.6%
  • Very Low16663.6%

Coming up

Dates that often move US Dollar / South African Rand, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Wed 28 Octin 8 days US interest rate decisionThe US central bank decides whether to raise, hold or cut rates.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, USDZAR moves about 0.39% up or down. That is the liveliest of the 51 currency pairs we follow.

Currency · US dollar

AUDUSDAustralian Dollar / US DollarEURUSDEuro / US DollarGBPUSDGreat British Pound / US DollarNZDUSDNew Zealand Dollar / US DollarUSDCADUS Dollar / Canadian DollarUSDCHFUS Dollar / Swiss FrancUSDJPYUS Dollar / Japanese YenUSDMXNUS Dollar / Mexican Peso

and 3 more

Currency · South African rand

EURZAREuro / South African RandZARJPYSouth African Rand / Japanese Yen

In the news

Recent headlines about US Dollar / South African Rand, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Bybit21 hours agoConvert 0.01 USDY (Ondo U.S. Dollar Yield) to ZAR (South African Rand)
  2. 02TradingView1 day agoSouth African Rand at Near 3-Week High
  3. 03FXLeaders3 days agoSouth African Rand: USD/ZAR Resumes the Decline as Yields Fall Ahead of Godongwana’s Budget
  4. 04Bybit6 days agoConvert 1000 ZAR (South African Rand) to USDY (Ondo U.S. Dollar Yield)
  5. 05CNBC Africa6 days agoSouth African rand edges up ahead of US inflation data