Forex · US dollar vs Brazilian real

USDBRL price

BRL+0.05824 (+1.07%) today
Bid 5.48301Ask 5.48771Spread 0.00470Updated 19:54:59 UTC
Market closedOpens Mon 13:31 UTC
Day range
5.43105 to 5.49754
664.9 pips so far today
Previous close
5.42477
The last session's close
52 week range
4.92168 to 5.64120
High set 22 Dec 2025
Average day range
394.3 pips
Last 90 trading days

How USDBRL moves through the day

Average USDBRL range in each session as a share of its price, measured on every trading day since 2023.

Average range by session

Asia 00:00 to 07:000.0 pips
London 07:00 to 12:000.0 pips
London and New York 12:00 to 16:000.73% · about 399.2 pips today
New York afternoon 16:00 to 21:000.51% · about 279.6 pips today

Busiest hours (UTC)

00 to 11 top row12 to 23 bottom row

USDBRL moves most from 12:00 to 15:00 UTC. The quietest hour starts at 00:00 UTC.

Size a USDBRL trade

One standard lot of USDBRL is 100,000 units on most brokers. Check your broker's contract size before you trade.

Position size
2.74 lots
Risking $99.95 · $5.00 per pip
Your USDBRL trades

See your own USDBRL trades on this chart

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Example: your entry (green) and exit (red) drawn where they happened.
EdgeExample: "Most of your USDBRL losses come in the first 15 minutes after New York opens. Try waiting for the first 15 minute candle to close."

USDBRL questions

USDBRL is the price of one USD in BRL. USD is the base currency and BRL is the quote currency, so the price tells you how many BRL one USD costs.

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. Spreads also widen around big news and when the market opens.

USDBRL trades 24 hours a day, five days a week, from 17:00 New York time on Sunday to 17:00 New York time on Friday. It is busiest when London and New York are both open, roughly 12:00 to 16:00 UTC.

On most brokers one standard lot of USDBRL is 100,000 USD, so a one pip move (0.0001) is worth 10.00 BRL a lot, and 0.01 lots moves 0.10 BRL a pip. Check your broker's contract size before you trade.

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