Australian Dollar / US Dollar (AUDUSD-X)
Currencies · Major · data since 2006-05-16 · last close 2026-10-01
Australian Dollar / US Dollar (AUDUSD-X) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.2 | 0.8 | -3.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -3.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -2.4 | -0.6 | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | -3.4 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.6 | 3.9 | 1.8 | -5.0 | -1.0 | -4.4 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | -4.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -2.7 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | -3.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -5.3 | 1.2 | -4.4 | 1.8 | -2.0 | -5.0 | -1.7 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | 2.6 | -3.3 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.5 | 4.9 | -5.1 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | -4.2 | -1.9 | -6.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | -3.1 | -1.5 | 5.2 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -2.1 | 1.4 | -1.8 | -2.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.9 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | -3.8 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -3.0 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -1.5 | 3.1 | -3.8 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -1.7 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | -2.7 | 0.6 | 7.5 | -0.3 | -5.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -3.3 |
| 2015 | -4.9 | 0.3 | -1.9 | 4.4 | -4.2 | 0.2 | -4.9 | -2.1 | -1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | -1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -6.8 | 1.2 | -3.4 | -4.0 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -6.5 | -4.0 | -2.3 | -1.6 | 4.2 | 1.8 | -4.1 | -1.8 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 2.0 | -3.9 | 0.8 | -7.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | -2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 6.0 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -3.0 | -8.5 | 9.3 | -6.2 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | -8.5 | -0.6 | 7.5 | -1.4 | 8.7 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 5.7 |
| 2009 | -9.5 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -2.1 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -1.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -8.9 | -7.5 | -15.6 | -2.2 | 7.9 |
| 2007 | -1.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | -4.2 | 8.5 | 5.2 | -5.0 | -1.3 |
| 2006 | · | · | · | · | -1.9 | -1.3 | 3.1 | -0.3 | -2.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Avg | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| Median | -0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 1.2 |
October so far: -0.6% against an average of +0.1% and a median of +0.0% across 20 completed Octobers, 10 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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AUDUSD-X seasonality — average by calendar month
Australian Dollar / US Dollar has monthly history back to 2006. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 12 of 20 years, median +1.2%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. August is the soft spot, down in 14 of 21 with a median of -1.4%. Across its full record it has closed 51% of months higher, swings ±3.5% in an average month and has fallen 48% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.4% | +0.4% | +0.5% | +1.3% | -1.2% | +0.1% | +1.0% | -1.1% | -0.4% | +0.1% | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| Win rate | 40%/20 | 70%/20 | 50%/20 | 65%/20 | 38%/21 | 62%/21 | 62%/21 | 33%/21 | 43%/21 | 50%/20 | 40%/20 | 60%/20 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
AUDUSD-X risk & extremes
AUDUSD-X drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Australian Dollar / US Dollar's best month?+
Australian Dollar / US Dollar's strongest completed month on record is May 2009, at +10.23%.
What was Australian Dollar / US Dollar's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -15.59%.
Is Australian Dollar / US Dollar up this year?+
Australian Dollar / US Dollar is up 3.70% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Australian Dollar / US Dollar's 1-year return?+
+5.07% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Australian Dollar / US Dollar's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 48.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2006.
Which calendar month is historically best for Australian Dollar / US Dollar?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2006. An average is not a forecast.
About Australian Dollar / US Dollar
Australian Dollar / US Dollar is a major business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2006, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2006 it is down 7% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was May 2009 at +10.23%; its worst, October 2008 at -15.59%.
- It has closed February in the green 14 out of 20 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.