USD/JPY Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Close-to-close returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Calculated from 56 years of price history (1971–2026).
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.3% | +0.8% | +1.7% | 1.3% | +0.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1.4% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 4.6% | +0.7% | 0.0% | +4.7% | 2.5% | +0.6% | +4.2% | +1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +0.9% | +4.3% | 0.4% | +2.4% | 6.9% | 2.6% | 1.7% | +5.9% | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +4.7% | 2.5% | +2.7% | +2.2% | +3.5% | 1.4% | +2.3% | +2.6% | +1.6% | 2.3% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | +0.0% | 0.2% | +5.8% | +6.7% | 1.0% | +5.5% | 1.8% | +4.3% | +4.1% | +2.7% | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| 2021 | +1.4% | +1.8% | +3.9% | 1.3% | +0.2% | +1.4% | 1.3% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +2.5% | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | +0.6% | +0.1% | 1.9% | +0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.3% | 0.5% | +0.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | +0.8% | 2.3% | +1.7% | 0.0% | +1.4% | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.4% | +2.9% | 0.5% | +1.7% | +1.1% | 0.7% | +2.4% | 0.6% | +0.5% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | +0.1% | 0.7% | +1.5% | 1.9% | 0.3% | +2.3% | +1.0% | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | +0.8% | 7.0% | 0.1% | 5.6% | +4.2% | 6.8% | 1.1% | +1.4% | 2.1% | +3.5% | +9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +1.7% | +0.5% | 0.6% | +4.0% | 1.3% | +1.1% | 2.1% | 1.1% | +0.6% | +2.1% | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | 0.2% | +1.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | +1.4% | +1.2% | +5.4% | +2.5% | +5.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | +5.9% | +0.9% | +1.8% | +3.4% | +3.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% | +0.2% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +4.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +6.4% | +2.1% | 3.7% | 1.9% | +1.9% | 2.1% | +0.3% | 0.6% | +2.4% | +3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | +1.1% | 0.3% | +1.7% | 2.4% | +0.5% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | +0.5% | +1.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | 1.6% | +5.2% | +0.5% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 3.7% | +4.0% | 3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +8.6% | +1.4% | 0.3% | 3.4% | +1.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 3.7% | +0.4% | 4.0% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | 2.4% | 4.0% | +4.2% | +1.4% | +0.8% | +1.6% | +0.8% | 2.5% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 4.9% |
| 2007 | +1.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | +1.4% | +1.8% | +1.1% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 0.8% | +0.5% | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | 1.2% | +1.7% | 3.3% | 1.0% | +1.6% | +0.2% | +2.4% | +0.6% | 1.0% | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | +0.9% | +0.9% | +2.4% | 2.2% | +3.5% | +2.2% | +1.4% | 1.6% | +2.6% | +2.5% | +2.9% | 1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +3.0% | 4.4% | +6.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | +2.2% | 1.8% | +0.8% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | +1.0% | 1.5% | 0.1% | +0.9% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +0.7% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| 2002 | +2.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.6% | +0.1% | 1.3% | +2.8% | +0.7% | +0.0% | 3.1% |
| 2001 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +7.7% | 2.3% | 3.4% | +4.6% | +0.2% | 4.7% | +0.3% | +2.4% | +0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | +5.1% | +2.8% | 6.3% | +4.3% | 0.2% | 1.5% | +3.1% | 2.4% | +1.3% | +0.7% | +1.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | +2.3% | +2.9% | 0.5% | +0.7% | +1.7% | 0.3% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | 0.4% | +5.6% | 0.3% | +4.5% | +0.0% | +4.4% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 15.5% | +6.6% | 7.9% |
| 1997 | +4.8% | 0.6% | +2.8% | +2.6% | 8.6% | 1.3% | +3.5% | +1.9% | 0.3% | 0.0% | +6.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +3.4% | 1.7% | +2.1% | 1.9% | +2.6% | +1.5% | 2.6% | +2.0% | +2.1% | +2.5% | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | 2.8% | 10.5% | 2.6% | +0.5% | +0.0% | +4.5% | +10.2% | +2.5% | +2.0% | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 0.8% | +2.8% | 5.9% | +0.2% | +1.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% | +2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.5% | +0.2% | 2.4% | +0.0% | +1.4% | +2.3% | +0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | +0.7% | +2.9% | +2.5% | +0.3% | 4.1% | 1.6% | +1.2% | 3.1% | 2.7% | +2.9% | +1.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +1.2% | +5.8% | 3.2% | +1.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | +0.4% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | +0.4% | +3.2% | +6.4% | +0.2% | 4.2% | +0.0% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 6.1% | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | +4.3% | 2.6% | +3.9% | +1.0% | +7.3% | +0.9% | 4.8% | +5.6% | 4.0% | +2.7% | +0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | +5.8% | +0.2% | 2.9% | +0.5% | +0.1% | +6.3% | +0.0% | +2.5% | 2.1% | 6.0% | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | 0.3% | 4.4% | 3.8% | +2.2% | +2.1% | +2.2% | 5.0% | +2.8% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 8.5% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 5.6% | +4.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | +0.5% | 0.1% | +5.9% | 0.8% | 2.3% |
| 1985 | +1.3% | +1.8% | 3.4% | +0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 4.8% | +1.1% | 9.4% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 0.9% |
| 1984 | +1.3% | 0.5% | 3.7% | +1.0% | +2.0% | +2.5% | +3.4% | 1.4% | +2.1% | 0.5% | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | +2.2% | 0.8% | +0.5% | 0.3% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +1.0% | +1.9% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | +3.9% | +3.9% | +4.6% | 5.0% | +3.2% | +4.8% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +2.8% | +3.3% | 10.1% | 5.8% |
| 1981 | +1.8% | +1.5% | +0.7% | +2.1% | +3.8% | +1.3% | +6.0% | 4.1% | +0.8% | +0.2% | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +5.1% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 1.4% | +3.4% | 3.6% | 3.8% | +0.1% | +2.6% | 6.2% |
| 1979 | +4.1% | +0.2% | +3.4% | +5.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | +1.7% | +1.9% | +5.9% | +4.9% | 3.7% |
| 1978 | +0.7% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 8.0% | 7.2% | +0.7% | 0.7% | 5.1% | +10.9% | 2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | +0.1% | 0.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | +0.3% | 1.4% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | +0.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% | +2.6% | +0.9% | 1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | 3.9% | +2.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | +1.4% | +0.7% | +0.1% | +1.6% | 0.4% | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | +6.6% | 3.5% | 4.3% | +1.3% | +0.8% | +0.8% | +4.9% | +1.6% | 1.5% | +0.5% | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | 11.9% | +0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | +0.1% | +0.7% | +0.1% | +0.5% | +4.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | 2.3% | +0.3% | +0.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% | +0.2% | 0.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 3.8% |
| Avg | +0.4% | 0.2% | +0.3% | 0.2% | +0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | +0.3% | 0.4% |
| Median | 0.0% | 0.3% | +0.0% | 0.2% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +0.0% | 0.1% | +0.4% | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| Win % | 48% | 41% | 50% | 46% | 52% | 51% | 53% | 49% | 47% | 56% | 51% | 53% |
2026
Jan1.3%
Feb+0.8%
Mar+1.7%
Apr1.3%
May+0.8%
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan1.4%
Feb2.9%
Mar0.4%
Apr4.6%
May+0.7%
Jun0.0%
Jul+4.7%
Aug2.5%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+4.2%
Nov+1.2%
Dec+0.6%
2024
Jan+4.2%
Feb+2.1%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+4.3%
May0.4%
Jun+2.4%
Jul6.9%
Aug2.6%
Sep1.7%
Oct+5.9%
Nov1.5%
Dec+5.1%
2023
Jan0.8%
Feb+4.7%
Mar2.5%
Apr+2.7%
May+2.2%
Jun+3.5%
Jul1.4%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+2.6%
Oct+1.6%
Nov2.3%
Dec4.9%
2022
Jan+0.0%
Feb0.2%
Mar+5.8%
Apr+6.7%
May1.0%
Jun+5.5%
Jul1.8%
Aug+4.3%
Sep+4.1%
Oct+2.7%
Nov7.1%
Dec5.1%
2021
Jan+1.4%
Feb+1.8%
Mar+3.9%
Apr1.3%
May+0.2%
Jun+1.4%
Jul1.3%
Aug+0.3%
Sep+1.1%
Oct+2.5%
Nov0.7%
Dec+1.7%
2020
Jan0.3%
Feb0.4%
Mar0.4%
Apr0.3%
May+0.6%
Jun+0.1%
Jul1.9%
Aug+0.0%
Sep0.5%
Oct0.7%
Nov0.3%
Dec1.0%
2019
Jan0.8%
Feb+2.3%
Mar0.5%
Apr+0.5%
May2.8%
Jun0.3%
Jul+0.8%
Aug2.3%
Sep+1.7%
Oct0.0%
Nov+1.4%
Dec0.8%
2018
Jan3.1%
Feb2.3%
Mar0.4%
Apr+2.9%
May0.5%
Jun+1.7%
Jul+1.1%
Aug0.7%
Sep+2.4%
Oct0.6%
Nov+0.5%
Dec3.3%
2017
Jan3.6%
Feb0.0%
Mar1.2%
Apr+0.1%
May0.7%
Jun+1.5%
Jul1.9%
Aug0.3%
Sep+2.3%
Oct+1.0%
Nov1.0%
Dec+0.1%
2016
Jan+0.8%
Feb7.0%
Mar0.1%
Apr5.6%
May+4.2%
Jun6.8%
Jul1.1%
Aug+1.4%
Sep2.1%
Oct+3.5%
Nov+9.2%
Dec+2.2%
2015
Jan2.0%
Feb+1.7%
Mar+0.5%
Apr0.6%
May+4.0%
Jun1.3%
Jul+1.1%
Aug2.1%
Sep1.1%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+2.1%
Dec2.4%
2014
Jan3.1%
Feb0.2%
Mar+1.4%
Apr1.0%
May0.5%
Jun0.4%
Jul+1.4%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+5.4%
Oct+2.5%
Nov+5.6%
Dec+1.1%
2013
Jan+5.9%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+3.4%
May+3.1%
Jun1.3%
Jul1.3%
Aug+0.2%
Sep+0.1%
Oct+0.1%
Nov+4.1%
Dec+2.8%
2012
Jan0.8%
Feb+6.4%
Mar+2.1%
Apr3.7%
May1.9%
Jun+1.9%
Jul2.1%
Aug+0.3%
Sep0.6%
Oct+2.4%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+5.1%
2011
Jan+1.1%
Feb0.3%
Mar+1.7%
Apr2.4%
May+0.5%
Jun1.2%
Jul4.5%
Aug0.3%
Sep+0.5%
Oct+1.4%
Nov0.7%
Dec1.0%
2010
Jan3.0%
Feb1.6%
Mar+5.2%
Apr+0.5%
May2.8%
Jun3.1%
Jul2.3%
Aug2.5%
Sep0.8%
Oct3.7%
Nov+4.0%
Dec3.1%
2009
Jan1.1%
Feb+8.6%
Mar+1.4%
Apr0.3%
May3.4%
Jun+1.1%
Jul1.8%
Aug1.6%
Sep3.7%
Oct+0.4%
Nov4.0%
Dec+7.8%
2008
Jan4.8%
Feb2.4%
Mar4.0%
Apr+4.2%
May+1.4%
Jun+0.8%
Jul+1.6%
Aug+0.8%
Sep2.5%
Oct7.1%
Nov3.0%
Dec4.9%
2007
Jan+1.4%
Feb1.8%
Mar0.6%
Apr+1.4%
May+1.8%
Jun+1.1%
Jul3.7%
Aug2.4%
Sep0.8%
Oct+0.5%
Nov3.7%
Dec+0.6%
2006
Jan0.6%
Feb1.2%
Mar+1.7%
Apr3.3%
May1.0%
Jun+1.6%
Jul+0.2%
Aug+2.4%
Sep+0.6%
Oct1.0%
Nov1.0%
Dec+2.7%
2005
Jan+0.9%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+2.4%
Apr2.2%
May+3.5%
Jun+2.2%
Jul+1.4%
Aug1.6%
Sep+2.6%
Oct+2.5%
Nov+2.9%
Dec1.6%
2004
Jan1.3%
Feb+3.0%
Mar4.4%
Apr+6.1%
May0.9%
Jun0.7%
Jul+2.2%
Aug1.8%
Sep+0.8%
Oct3.8%
Nov2.6%
Dec0.3%
2003
Jan+1.0%
Feb1.5%
Mar0.1%
Apr+0.9%
May+0.3%
Jun+0.3%
Jul+0.7%
Aug3.1%
Sep4.6%
Oct1.4%
Nov0.3%
Dec2.2%
2002
Jan+2.2%
Feb0.9%
Mar0.5%
Apr3.1%
May3.4%
Jun3.6%
Jul+0.1%
Aug1.3%
Sep+2.8%
Oct+0.7%
Nov+0.0%
Dec3.1%
2001
Jan+1.9%
Feb+0.7%
Mar+7.7%
Apr2.3%
May3.4%
Jun+4.6%
Jul+0.2%
Aug4.7%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+2.4%
Nov+0.8%
Dec+6.7%
2000
Jan+5.1%
Feb+2.8%
Mar6.3%
Apr+4.3%
May0.2%
Jun1.5%
Jul+3.1%
Aug2.4%
Sep+1.3%
Oct+0.7%
Nov+1.4%
Dec+3.7%
1999
Jan+2.3%
Feb+2.9%
Mar0.5%
Apr+0.7%
May+1.7%
Jun0.3%
Jul5.2%
Aug4.5%
Sep3.1%
Oct2.0%
Nov2.1%
Dec+0.1%
1998
Jan2.7%
Feb0.4%
Mar+5.6%
Apr0.3%
May+4.5%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+4.4%
Aug3.9%
Sep2.0%
Oct15.5%
Nov+6.6%
Dec7.9%
1997
Jan+4.8%
Feb0.6%
Mar+2.8%
Apr+2.6%
May8.6%
Jun1.3%
Jul+3.5%
Aug+1.9%
Sep0.3%
Oct0.0%
Nov+6.1%
Dec+1.8%
1996
Jan+3.4%
Feb1.7%
Mar+2.1%
Apr1.9%
May+2.6%
Jun+1.5%
Jul2.6%
Aug+2.0%
Sep+2.1%
Oct+2.5%
Nov0.2%
Dec+1.7%
1995
Jan0.3%
Feb2.8%
Mar10.5%
Apr2.6%
May+0.5%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+4.5%
Aug+10.2%
Sep+2.5%
Oct+2.0%
Nov+0.1%
Dec+1.4%
1994
Jan3.1%
Feb3.4%
Mar1.9%
Apr0.8%
May+2.8%
Jun5.9%
Jul+0.2%
Aug+1.4%
Sep1.4%
Oct1.9%
Nov+2.1%
Dec+0.8%
1993
Jan0.1%
Feb5.2%
Mar2.8%
Apr3.3%
May3.5%
Jun+0.2%
Jul2.4%
Aug+0.0%
Sep+1.4%
Oct+2.3%
Nov+0.5%
Dec+2.4%
1992
Jan+0.7%
Feb+2.9%
Mar+2.5%
Apr+0.3%
May4.1%
Jun1.6%
Jul+1.2%
Aug3.1%
Sep2.7%
Oct+2.9%
Nov+1.0%
Dec+0.2%
1991
Jan3.0%
Feb+1.2%
Mar+5.8%
Apr3.2%
May+1.6%
Jun0.7%
Jul0.1%
Aug+0.4%
Sep3.5%
Oct1.7%
Nov0.7%
Dec3.9%
1990
Jan+0.4%
Feb+3.2%
Mar+6.4%
Apr+0.2%
May4.2%
Jun+0.0%
Jul4.2%
Aug1.3%
Sep3.7%
Oct6.1%
Nov+1.9%
Dec+2.2%
1989
Jan+4.3%
Feb2.6%
Mar+3.9%
Apr+1.0%
May+7.3%
Jun+0.9%
Jul4.8%
Aug+5.6%
Sep4.0%
Oct+2.7%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+0.8%
1988
Jan+5.8%
Feb+0.2%
Mar2.9%
Apr+0.5%
May+0.1%
Jun+6.3%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+2.5%
Sep2.1%
Oct6.0%
Nov3.3%
Dec+2.9%
1987
Jan2.9%
Feb0.3%
Mar4.4%
Apr3.8%
May+2.2%
Jun+2.1%
Jul+2.2%
Aug5.0%
Sep+2.8%
Oct5.5%
Nov4.4%
Dec8.5%
1986
Jan4.0%
Feb6.1%
Mar1.6%
Apr5.6%
May+4.1%
Jun6.1%
Jul6.1%
Aug+0.5%
Sep0.1%
Oct+5.9%
Nov0.8%
Dec2.3%
1985
Jan+1.3%
Feb+1.8%
Mar3.4%
Apr+0.4%
May0.1%
Jun1.1%
Jul4.8%
Aug+1.1%
Sep9.4%
Oct2.3%
Nov4.5%
Dec0.9%
1984
Jan+1.3%
Feb0.5%
Mar3.7%
Apr+1.0%
May+2.0%
Jun+2.5%
Jul+3.4%
Aug1.4%
Sep+2.1%
Oct0.5%
Nov+0.7%
Dec+1.7%
1983
Jan+2.2%
Feb0.8%
Mar+0.5%
Apr0.3%
May+0.2%
Jun+0.2%
Jul+1.0%
Aug+1.9%
Sep4.4%
Oct0.7%
Nov0.7%
Dec0.3%
1982
Jan+3.9%
Feb+3.9%
Mar+4.6%
Apr5.0%
May+3.2%
Jun+4.8%
Jul+1.2%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+2.8%
Oct+3.3%
Nov10.1%
Dec5.8%
1981
Jan+1.8%
Feb+1.5%
Mar+0.7%
Apr+2.1%
May+3.8%
Jun+1.3%
Jul+6.0%
Aug4.1%
Sep+0.8%
Oct+0.2%
Nov8.0%
Dec+2.6%
1980
Jan0.4%
Feb+5.1%
Mar0.7%
Apr4.2%
May6.8%
Jun1.4%
Jul+3.4%
Aug3.6%
Sep3.8%
Oct+0.1%
Nov+2.6%
Dec6.2%
1979
Jan+4.1%
Feb+0.2%
Mar+3.4%
Apr+5.8%
May0.7%
Jun1.2%
Jul0.5%
Aug+1.7%
Sep+1.9%
Oct+5.9%
Nov+4.9%
Dec3.7%
1978
Jan+0.7%
Feb1.4%
Mar3.4%
Apr2.1%
May1.6%
Jun8.0%
Jul7.2%
Aug+0.7%
Sep0.7%
Oct5.1%
Nov+10.9%
Dec2.4%
1977
Jan1.6%
Feb1.9%
Mar1.9%
Apr+0.1%
May0.2%
Jun3.5%
Jul0.3%
Aug+0.3%
Sep1.4%
Oct5.5%
Nov2.1%
Dec1.7%
1976
Jan0.5%
Feb0.5%
Mar0.8%
Apr0.2%
May+0.3%
Jun0.7%
Jul1.6%
Aug1.3%
Sep0.9%
Oct+2.6%
Nov+0.9%
Dec1.3%
1975
Jan1.0%
Feb3.9%
Mar+2.6%
Apr0.6%
May0.2%
Jun+1.4%
Jul+0.7%
Aug+0.1%
Sep+1.6%
Oct0.4%
Nov+0.5%
Dec+0.7%
1974
Jan+6.6%
Feb3.5%
Mar4.3%
Apr+1.3%
May+0.8%
Jun+0.8%
Jul+4.9%
Aug+1.6%
Sep1.5%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+0.1%
Dec+0.2%
1973
Jan0.1%
Feb11.9%
Mar+0.1%
Apr0.2%
May0.3%
Jun0.6%
Jul+0.1%
Aug+0.7%
Sep+0.1%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+4.9%
Dec+0.1%
1972
Jan1.4%
Feb2.3%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+0.2%
May0.1%
Jun1.2%
Jul+0.2%
Aug0.1%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+0.0%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+0.2%
1971
Jan0.0%
Feb0.0%
Mar0.0%
Apr0.0%
May+0.0%
Jun+0.0%
Jul0.0%
Aug4.9%
Sep1.3%
Oct1.7%
Nov0.6%
Dec3.8%
Avg
Jan+0.4%
Feb0.2%
Mar+0.3%
Apr0.2%
May+0.1%
Jun0.0%
Jul0.3%
Aug0.3%
Sep0.3%
Oct0.1%
Nov+0.3%
Dec0.4%
Median
Jan0.0%
Feb0.3%
Mar+0.0%
Apr0.2%
May+0.1%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+0.1%
Aug+0.0%
Sep0.1%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+0.1%
Win %
Jan48%
Feb41%
Mar50%
Apr46%
May52%
Jun51%
Jul53%
Aug49%
Sep47%
Oct56%
Nov51%
Dec53%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, January is the best performing month for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair with an average return of +0.36%.
What is the worst performing month for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, December is the worst performing month for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair with an average return of 0.41%.
What is the best performing quarter for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, Q1 is the best performing quarter for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair with an average return of +0.43%.
What is the worst performing quarter for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair with an average return of 0.92%.
What is the best performing year for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, 1979 is the best performing year for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair with a return of +23.67%.
What is the worst performing year for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, 1987 is the worst performing year for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair with a return of 23.50%.
Which month has the highest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, October has the highest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair — positive in 56% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, February has the lowest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair — positive in 41% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair — positive in 56% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair?
Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for USD/JPY (USDJPY) forex pair — positive in 47% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. Based on historical closing prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move.
What is Win %?
Percentage of years when the period had a positive return.