Exotic pair
USD/SGD: volatility, trading hours and correlation
The US dollar against the Singapore dollar. USD/SGD has averaged 43 pips a day over the last 90 days, with recent volatility close to its one-year norm. It tends to move most between 12:00 and 15:00 UTC.
- Last close
- 1.27856 16 October 2026
- Avg daily range
- 43 pips 90 days · 0.34% of price
- 1-year change
- -1.15% USD weaker vs SGD
- 52-week range
- 1.25855 – 1.30960 Low to high
USD/SGD over the last 12 months
Daily closes
When USD/SGD 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/SGD with other pairs, read the most volatile hours in forex.
Average range by weekday
Pips, last 12 months. Ranges are similar every weekday, within 4 pips of each other.
Calendar-year performance
% change in USD/SGD each year, latest year to date
USD/SGD seasonality
Average % change by calendar month across the last 9 years. February 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 | -0.48% | +0.68% | +0.01% | +0.04% | -0.16% | +0.06% | -0.26% | -0.04% | +0.36% | +0.25% | -0.82% | -0.85% |
| Years up | 44% | 78% | 44% | 56% | 44% | 56% | 33% | 56% | 67% | 67% | 33% | 11% |
USD/SGD 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/SGD.
| Date | Range | Open to close | × normal day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2026 | 136 pips | -0.51% | 2.7× |
| 3 March 2026 | 120 pips | +0.25% | 2.4× |
| 27 January 2026 | 120 pips | -0.68% | 2.4× |
| 8 April 2026 | 118 pips | -0.60% | 2.4× |
| 9 March 2026 | 112 pips | -0.37% | 2.3× |
USD/SGD 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 | 7.82 USD | 0.78 USD | 0.078 USD |
 EUR | 6.96 EUR | 0.70 EUR | 0.070 EUR |
 GBP | 5.87 GBP | 0.59 GBP | 0.059 GBP |
 SGD | 10.00 SGD | 1.00 SGD | 0.100 SGD |
About USD/SGD
USD/SGD shows how many Singapore dollars (SGD) it takes to buy one US dollar (USD). When the price rises, the US dollar is strengthening against the Singapore dollar.
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.
SGD is issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. It tends to respond to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which manages the currency against a basket rather than through interest rates.
With an average range of about 43 pips a day, a stop loss of 13–26 pips is roughly a third to two-thirds of a normal day for USD/SGD. Always size your position from the stop distance with the lot size calculator.
USD/SGD FAQ
What is the average daily range of USD/SGD?
Over the last 90 days USD/SGD moved an average of 43 pips from high to low each day, about 0.34% of its price. Over the past year the average was 50 pips, and over the last 20 trading days it was 43 pips.
What is the best time to trade USD/SGD?
In the past year USD/SGD was most active between 12:00 and 15:00 UTC, and the London session produced the largest average range (32 pips). The quietest hour was 04:00 UTC. Its average range was similar on every weekday.
What is USD/SGD most correlated with?
Based on daily returns over the last year, USD/SGD moved most closely with USD/DKK (correlation 0.82) and most inversely with EUR/USD (-0.81).
How much is one pip worth on USD/SGD?
One pip on USD/SGD is 0.0001 of the price. For one standard lot (100,000 USD) that is 10 SGD, or about $7.82 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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