Exotic pair
USD/PLN: volatility, trading hours and correlation
🇺🇸 US dollar against the 🇵🇱 Polish złoty. USD/PLN has averaged 248 pips a day over the last 90 days, with recent volatility close to its one-year norm. It tends to move most between 13:00 and 16:00 UTC.
- Last close
- 3.88315 6 October 2026
- Avg daily range
- 248 pips 90 days · 0.64% of price
- 1-year change
- +7.04% USD stronger vs PLN
- 52-week range
- 3.48864 – 3.91013 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.
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Average range by weekday
Pips, last 12 months. Tuesday is typically busiest and Friday quietest.
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 December the weakest. Seasonality is a tendency, not a forecast.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg change | -0.41% | +0.80% | +0.24% | -0.04% | -1.16% | +0.18% | -0.38% | +0.01% | +2.52% | -0.30% | -1.23% | -1.35% |
| Years up | 44% | 67% | 56% | 44% | 33% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 67% | 44% | 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 | 1197 pips | -0.04% | 4.8× |
| 23 March 2026 | 809 pips | -0.06% | 3.2× |
| 2 March 2026 | 558 pips | -0.02% | 2.2× |
| 30 September 2026 | 549 pips | -0.05% | 2.2× |
| 4 March 2026 | 547 pips | -0.06% | 2.2× |
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 | 2.58 USD | 0.26 USD | 0.026 USD |
| 🇪🇺 EUR | 2.29 EUR | 0.23 EUR | 0.023 EUR |
| 🇬🇧 GBP | 1.94 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 248 pips a day, a stop loss of 74–149 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 248 pips from high to low each day, about 0.64% of its price. Over the past year the average was 252 pips, and over the last 20 trading days it was 271 pips.
What is the best time to trade USD/PLN?
In the past year USD/PLN was most active between 13:00 and 16:00 UTC, and the London session produced the largest average range (222 pips). The quietest hour was 04:00 UTC. Tuesday was its busiest weekday on average.
What is USD/PLN most correlated with?
Based on daily returns over the last year, USD/PLN moved most closely with USD/DKK (correlation 0.91) and most inversely with EUR/USD (-0.91).
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 $2.58 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 daily and hourly price history up to 6 October 2026. 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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