Turnmarks

Average daily range, by year

How far 13 markets travel between a day's high and its low, averaged year by year, back as far as 1999. Forex in pips, gold and bitcoin in dollars. Measured from daily bars on one broker's live feed — the same price series everything else here is measured from.

EUR/USD — Euro / US dollar

EUR/USD average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)67.860.60.58%156
202581.774.00.73%260
202461.356.00.57%261
202377.470.80.72%260
202210295.10.98%260
202162.960.10.53%260
202084.875.90.74%260
201955.348.70.49%259
201885.380.30.72%259
201777.473.60.69%259
201692.280.40.83%260
20151251091.13%259
201395.886.90.72%260
201210696.20.82%260
20111561461.12%260
20101501411.13%260
20091681541.22%259
20081851591.29%260
200783.176.00.60%259
200694.888.00.76%259
20051111040.89%260
20041251161.01%262
200110296.01.14%261
20001171081.27%260
199910292.00.96%260

No data for 2002, 2003, 2014 — the feed has no bars for those years.

EUR/USD turn markers · which hours it moves

GBP/USD — British pound / US dollar

GBP/USD average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)89.080.00.66%156
202592.484.70.70%260
202478.672.60.61%261
202310092.10.81%260
20221341141.11%260
202191.385.90.66%260
20201311161.03%260
201910185.40.79%259
20181101010.82%259
201710391.70.80%259
20161521291.13%260
20151241130.81%259
201487.578.50.53%260
20131111000.71%260
201295.990.00.61%260
20111391310.87%260
20101611521.04%260
20092222011.44%259
20082281841.29%260
20071311190.65%259
20061371310.75%259
20051461320.80%260
20041781680.97%262
20031361320.83%261
200210496.00.69%261
20011191120.83%261
20001331210.88%260
19991151070.71%260

GBP/USD turn markers · which hours it moves

AUD/USD — Australian dollar / US dollar

AUD/USD average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)62.955.90.90%156
202557.652.10.90%260
202454.650.40.83%261
202370.665.41.06%260
202288.781.31.29%260
202166.261.00.88%260
202080.466.51.19%260
201947.941.90.69%259
201862.358.60.83%259
201759.754.40.78%259
201686.079.61.16%260
201592.585.51.23%259
201473.969.80.83%260
201392.683.10.97%260
201289.683.50.87%260
20111341181.30%260
20101211081.33%260
20091391361.80%259
20081561212.00%260
200790.075.01.06%259
200665.862.00.88%260
200572.069.50.94%260
200496.189.51.31%262
200370.466.01.08%261
200251.247.00.94%261
200167.263.01.30%260
200071.667.01.24%260
199962.857.50.97%260

AUD/USD turn markers · which hours it moves

NZD/USD — New Zealand dollar / US dollar

NZD/USD average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)55.249.40.94%156
202554.748.50.94%260
202451.245.70.85%261
202366.260.71.08%260
202281.775.31.30%260
202166.162.40.94%260
202073.160.51.14%260
201859.056.20.85%259
201764.259.50.90%259
201684.480.01.22%260
201593.984.81.34%259
201472.666.00.88%260
201389.783.01.10%260
201276.770.70.95%260
201110996.21.38%260
201099.692.51.39%260
20091221161.97%259
20081281041.90%260
200796.884.01.32%259
200671.667.01.11%259
200493.787.01.42%262
200367.364.01.16%261
200251.647.01.11%261
200157.355.01.36%261
200063.856.51.41%260
199957.752.01.09%261

No data for 2005, 2019 — the feed has no bars for those years.

NZD/USD turn markers · which hours it moves

USD/CHF — US dollar / Swiss franc

USD/CHF average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)58.851.20.74%156
202565.457.40.79%260
202459.253.20.67%261
202371.465.30.79%260
202286.078.80.90%260
202157.053.80.62%260
202066.257.60.70%260
201953.948.20.54%259
201863.859.10.65%259
201769.164.30.70%259
201679.570.90.81%260
201511593.91.21%258
201458.152.30.63%260
201378.669.90.85%260
201276.469.20.81%260
20111171071.34%260
20101151081.10%260
20091361191.25%259
20081511361.39%260
200784.780.00.71%259
20061081050.86%259
20051231160.99%260
20021511430.97%261
20011881711.11%261
20002031851.20%260
19991531381.02%260

No data for 2003, 2004 — the feed has no bars for those years.

USD/CHF turn markers · which hours it moves

USD/JPY — US dollar / Japanese yen

USD/JPY average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)10380.70.65%156
20251351210.91%260
20241401260.93%261
20231301190.94%260
20221381161.04%260
202158.554.00.53%260
202073.156.70.68%261
201958.251.30.54%260
201870.965.90.64%260
201790.184.60.80%259
20161211041.12%260
201593.183.30.77%259
201473.559.70.68%260
201310696.41.09%260
201255.952.00.70%260
201167.459.60.84%260
201088.482.21.00%260
20091231181.31%259
20081481281.45%260
200710085.00.86%259
200696.789.00.83%259
200593.790.00.85%260
200410699.00.98%262
200310091.00.86%261
20011201090.99%261
200010695.00.98%260
19991461251.29%260

No data for 2002 — the feed has no bars for that year.

USD/JPY turn markers · which hours it moves

EUR/JPY — Euro / Japanese yen

EUR/JPY average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)11089.40.60%156
20251281160.76%260
20241421170.87%261
20231371180.91%260
20221541401.11%260
202171.967.70.55%260
202095.883.40.79%260
201974.164.00.61%259
201810495.80.80%259
201798.492.20.78%259
20161281071.07%260
20151371221.02%259
201498.185.60.70%260
20131511311.18%260
20121121011.09%260
20111421281.28%260
20101651461.43%260
20092101961.63%259
20082441951.71%260
20071541360.96%259
200696.691.00.66%259
200510499.00.76%260
20041391281.03%262
20031261160.96%261
200210897.00.91%261
20011461341.34%261
19991811591.50%260

Too few days to publish: 2000 (132).

EUR/JPY turn markers · which hours it moves

GBP/JPY — British pound / Japanese yen

GBP/JPY average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)1441250.68%156
20251581390.81%260
20241791510.93%261
20231621440.94%260
20221921601.18%260
202110899.20.71%260
20191261070.91%259
20181351220.91%259
20171381260.96%259
20162291831.56%260
20151701530.92%259
20141321130.76%260
20131681521.11%260
20121181080.93%260
20111431251.12%260
20101901671.40%260
20092832651.96%259
20083462871.93%260
20072502131.07%259
20061471410.69%260
20051491380.75%260
20042021841.02%262
20031871720.99%261
20021731620.92%261
20012041811.17%261
20002101941.28%260
19992472201.35%260

No data for 2020 — the feed has no bars for that year.

GBP/JPY turn markers · which hours it moves

AUD/JPY — Australian dollar / Japanese yen

AUD/JPY average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)10090.10.90%156
202598.588.81.03%260
202410185.31.02%261
202398.987.51.06%260
20221201101.32%260
202173.467.20.89%260
201964.453.50.85%259
201879.874.90.97%259
201775.870.60.88%259
20161231061.52%260
201511097.11.21%259
201481.771.80.86%260
20131201071.28%260
201291.385.21.11%260
20111201041.46%260
20101361161.71%260
20091611442.20%243
20082111552.66%260
20071461191.48%259
200677.971.00.90%217
200573.067.00.87%260
200492.884.51.17%262
200382.678.01.09%261
200281.777.01.20%261
200194.789.01.51%261
200093.986.01.50%260
19991111011.51%257

No data for 2020 — the feed has no bars for that year.

AUD/JPY turn markers · which hours it moves

CHF/JPY — Swiss franc / Japanese yen

CHF/JPY average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)1381210.69%156
20251341240.75%260
20241341170.78%261
20231381200.89%259
202168.564.10.57%260
202082.473.40.73%260
201959.552.10.54%259
201875.671.40.67%259
201781.376.20.71%259
20161161001.05%260
20151491171.17%259
201479.069.70.68%260
201311297.11.08%260
201290.983.41.07%260
201111896.81.30%260
201011197.91.32%260
20091321181.53%243
20081341081.46%260
200783.277.00.85%260
200672.468.00.78%216
200573.571.00.83%260
200497.192.01.12%262
200388.984.01.03%261
200276.471.00.95%261
200192.286.01.28%261
200091.184.51.43%260
199910695.01.40%257

No data for 2022 — the feed has no bars for that year.

CHF/JPY turn markers · which hours it moves

CAD/JPY — Canadian dollar / Japanese yen

CAD/JPY average daily range, pips
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)76.764.60.67%156
202596.987.80.91%260
202410389.40.94%261
202310188.60.98%260
20221171041.15%260
202171.763.10.82%260
202075.963.70.96%260
201960.854.80.74%259
201877.071.30.90%259
201778.473.00.91%259
20161191071.45%260
201599.287.61.05%259
201476.868.70.80%259
201310994.51.15%259
201281.978.01.03%259
201110794.41.33%259
20101361201.59%258
20091601481.96%256
20082021702.18%258
20071551351.39%228

CAD/JPY turn markers · which hours it moves

XAU/USD — Gold

XAU/USD average daily range, dollars
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)1311072.84%155
202560.951.31.73%258
202433.130.71.38%259
202323.620.71.21%257
202225.623.01.42%258
202123.721.01.32%258
202030.424.91.72%259
201915.513.31.10%258
201812.311.20.97%258
201712.411.80.99%257
201618.315.91.46%258
201515.814.61.36%258
201416.614.31.31%258
201325.221.91.82%258
201222.520.41.35%257
201129.723.51.84%256
201018.016.41.47%256
200918.516.51.91%257
200824.721.42.88%258
200711.09.61.55%257
200613.211.72.17%251
20055.34.61.17%252

XAU/USD turn markers · which hours it moves

BTC/USD — Bitcoin

BTC/USD average daily range, dollars
Year Mean Median % of price Days
2026 (part year)281225903.94%157
2025383835583.87%261
2024312626714.74%262
202310769163.73%260
2022150312805.24%260
2021330830237.26%261
20205824605.44%261
20194423345.49%259
20185453906.90%259
20173641737.53%259
201615.510.12.72%261
201512.78.94.69%261
201432.121.06.13%261
201325.57.410.75%261
20120.50.35.83%255

BTC/USD turn markers · which hours it moves

How to read it

Mean is the plain average of (high − low) across the year's days — the number "average daily range" usually means. Median is the middle day. They differ because the distribution has a long right tail: a handful of days each year run several times the typical range. When they diverge, the year had outliers in it, and the median is the better description of an ordinary day.

% of price is the same range divided by that day's close. On a pip-quoted currency pair it says nothing the pip column does not. On gold and bitcoin it is the only column worth reading down: gold's mean daily range went from $23.6 in 2023 to $60.9 in 2025, 2.6× — but as a share of price it went 1.21% to 1.73%, only 1.4×. The gap between the two multiples is the price level, and it is the part the dollar column cannot separate out. A range is only comparable across years once the price level is divided out.

How it is calculated, and how it differs from ATR

For each day, high − low of that day's bar. Averaged over the days in the calendar year, and divided by the instrument's pip size so the answer is in pips rather than in price. Nothing is smoothed and no window is rolled — a calendar year is the window, which is why the table has one row per year rather than one moving number.

This is not ATR, and the difference is not cosmetic. Average true range takes the largest of the day's own range, the gap up from the previous close, and the gap down from it — so it counts the weekend gap and the daily range does not. On an instrument that gaps, ATR is the larger number, and the two answer different questions: ATR asks how far price moved including the jump between sessions, the daily range asks how much room there was inside the session. A stop sized off one is not the same stop as the other.

What this does not tell you

It is not a forecast. A year's average says what happened, not what the next day will do. Daily ranges cluster — quiet weeks follow quiet weeks — so any single day can sit far from the average in either direction.

It is not a stop-loss recommendation. The most common use of a table like this is to size a stop, and nothing here says a stop of any size is a good idea on any instrument. What the number gives you is scale: whether twenty pips is a large move on this pair or a rounding error.

One broker, one clock. daily bars, Dukascopy live feed, broker day (Europe/Helsinki) — not the UTC day and not New York's. A daily range is only defined once you say whose day, and a different broker's day boundary moves these numbers by a few per cent. Monday to Friday; the feed's weekend closing stubs are not days: the feed emits a bar for the quarter-hour that catches the week's closing tick, and counting those as days understated USD/JPY by about 15%. Some years are missing for some instruments, named under each table: either the feed has no bars for them, or too few to publish.

Turnmarks is chart analytics, not advice. Trading carries risk, including the loss of your capital.

Where this fits

This is the year view. For the shape of a single day — which hours actually move and which are dead — see the market-hours atlas, measured on fifteen-minute bars over the last twelve months. For how far a market pulls back before a trend stops resuming, see pullbacks. Per-instrument pages, with turn markers and follow-through statistics, are listed under instruments.

Recomputed from 1999–2026 daily bars; 2026 is a part year and marked as such. A year needs at least 200 trading days to appear at all — or 60 for the year still in progress — so an instrument's first stub year is left out. Four instruments start later than the rest: the earliest year in each table is that instrument's own, not the site's.