Exotic pair
USD/PLN: volatility, trading hours and correlation
The US dollar against the Polish złoty. USD/PLN has averaged 289 pips a day over the last 90 days, with recent volatility above its one-year norm. It tends to move most between 12:00 and 15:00 UTC.
- Last close
- 3.88437 16 October 2026
- Avg daily range
- 289 pips 90 days · 0.74% of price
- 1-year change
- +6.91% USD stronger vs PLN
- 52-week range
- 3.47481 – 3.93518 Low to high
USD/PLN over the last 12 months
Daily closes
When USD/PLN moves most
Average high-to-low range for each hour of the day over the last year, in pips (UTC). The busiest three-hour window is highlighted. 21:00–23:00 UTC includes the daily rollover, when spreads widen and bid prices dip, so those hours are left out of it.
Want these hours in your own time zone? Open forex market hours. To compare USD/PLN with other pairs, read the most volatile hours in forex.
Average range by weekday
Pips, last 12 months. Ranges are similar every weekday, within 25 pips of each other.
Calendar-year performance
% change in USD/PLN each year, latest year to date
USD/PLN seasonality
Average % change by calendar month across the last 9 years. September has been the strongest month on average and November the weakest. Seasonality is a tendency, not a forecast.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg change | -0.71% | +1.36% | +0.19% | -0.19% | -1.28% | +0.06% | -0.13% | +0.09% | +2.40% | -0.01% | -1.61% | -1.37% |
| Years up | 33% | 78% | 44% | 44% | 33% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 67% | 56% | 33% | 11% |
USD/PLN correlation
Correlation of daily returns with other pairs. +1 means they move together, −1 means they move in opposite directions. How to use correlation.
Biggest daily moves in the last year
The five widest high-to-low days for USD/PLN.
| Date | Range | Open to close | × normal day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2026 | 1181 pips | +1.74% | 4.1× |
| 9 March 2026 | 899 pips | -1.28% | 3.1× |
| 23 March 2026 | 820 pips | -0.88% | 2.9× |
| 27 January 2026 | 764 pips | -1.56% | 2.7× |
| 19 March 2026 | 713 pips | -1.39% | 2.5× |
USD/PLN pip value
Value of a one-pip move (0.0001) at the latest price.
| Account currency | Standard lot (1.00) | Mini lot (0.10) | Micro lot (0.01) |
|---|---|---|---|
 USD | 2.57 USD | 0.26 USD | 0.026 USD |
 EUR | 2.29 EUR | 0.23 EUR | 0.023 EUR |
 GBP | 1.93 GBP | 0.19 GBP | 0.019 GBP |
 PLN | 10.00 PLN | 1.00 PLN | 0.100 PLN |
About USD/PLN
USD/PLN shows how many Polish złotys (PLN) it takes to buy one US dollar (USD). When the price rises, the US dollar is strengthening against the Polish złoty.
USD is issued by the Federal Reserve. It tends to respond to Federal Reserve rate expectations, US jobs and inflation data, and global risk appetite, since the dollar is the world’s main reserve and funding currency.
PLN is issued by the National Bank of Poland. It tends to respond to National Bank of Poland policy, eurozone growth and Central European risk sentiment.
With an average range of about 289 pips a day, a stop loss of 87–173 pips is roughly a third to two-thirds of a normal day for USD/PLN. Always size your position from the stop distance with the lot size calculator.
USD/PLN FAQ
What is the average daily range of USD/PLN?
Over the last 90 days USD/PLN moved an average of 289 pips from high to low each day, about 0.74% of its price. Over the past year the average was 287 pips, and over the last 20 trading days it was 334 pips.
What is the best time to trade USD/PLN?
In the past year USD/PLN was most active between 12:00 and 15:00 UTC, and the London session produced the largest average range (212 pips). The quietest hour was 04:00 UTC. Its average range was similar on every weekday.
What is USD/PLN most correlated with?
Based on daily returns over the last year, USD/PLN moved most closely with USD/DKK (correlation 0.90) and most inversely with EUR/USD (-0.89).
How much is one pip worth on USD/PLN?
One pip on USD/PLN is 0.0001 of the price. For one standard lot (100,000 USD) that is 10 PLN, or about $2.57 at the latest price. A mini lot is a tenth of that and a micro lot a hundredth.
Statistics are calculated by ForexSignals.io from Dukascopy hourly bid prices up to the 16 October 2026 close. Trading days run from 17:00 to 17:00 New York time, the same daily candles most MT4 and MT5 brokers show. Hourly figures cover the last 12 months, seasonality the last 9 full years. Data may contain errors and is not a trading recommendation.
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