DXY price
How DXY moves through the day
Average DXY range in each session as a share of its price, measured on every trading day since 2016.
Average range by session
Busiest hours (UTC)
DXY moves most from 12:00 to 16:00 UTC. The quietest hour starts at 22:00 UTC.
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DXY questions
DXY, the US dollar index, measures the US dollar against six major currencies: the euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc. The euro makes up more than half of it, so a rising DXY usually means a falling EURUSD.
Each broker quotes its own bid and ask from its own liquidity providers, so prices can differ a little from broker to broker. The prices here are indicative bid quotes. Some brokers quote the cash index and others the futures, which trade at a slightly different level. Spreads also widen around big news and when the market opens.
Most brokers quote DXY nearly 24 hours a day on weekdays, with a short daily break, because the price follows the index futures. It moves most while its home stock market is open.
Contract sizes for DXY differ from broker to broker. Your broker's contract specification shows how much one lot is and what a one point move is worth per lot, so check it before you size a trade.
Mostly what traders expect the Federal Reserve to do with interest rates, US data such as inflation and jobs, and moves in the euro, which makes up more than half of the index.