EUR/USD: Live Rate, Pip Value and How to Size It
The most traded pair in the world, and usually the cheapest to trade. That liquidity is why it is the default first pair - and why its moves are driven by interest-rate expectations rather than anything exotic.
EUR/USD is the euro priced in US dollars and the most traded pair in the world. One pip is 0.0001, worth $10 per standard lot of 100,000 euros, $1 per mini and $0.10 per micro. It is driven mainly by the interest-rate gap between the ECB and the Federal Reserve, and it is most active during the London-New York overlap.
EUR/USD right now
One pip = 0.0001 of price. A standard lot is 100,000 euros, so pip value = pip size × contract size × lots. Figures assume a USD account; confirm the contract size with your broker.
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Open EURUSD on the live desk (H1) → See what the desk does →What moves it
Almost everything in EUR/USD comes back to the expected path of two central banks. Euro-area inflation and ECB guidance on one side, US inflation, payrolls and Federal Reserve guidance on the other. When the expected rate gap widens in the dollar's favour the pair tends to fall, and narrows tend to lift it. Growth and risk sentiment matter, but rates do the heavy lifting.
When it moves
Liquidity builds through the London session and peaks in the overlap with New York, which is also when US data lands. The Asian session is usually quiet enough that ranges from it get broken later in the day.
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- Cheapest major to trade. Spreads are typically the tightest available, which matters most if your stops are small - see the spread cost calculator.
- Round numbers matter. Large option expiries cluster at big figures, and price often stalls around them.
- It is the dollar index in disguise. The euro is the dominant weight in the DXY, so a dollar story is a EUR/USD story.
Sizing it
With a $10 pip value per standard lot the maths is the simplest in forex: risk in dollars divided by the stop in pips gives the lots, and the tool above does it. If you also trade GBP/USD, remember the two move together often enough that two "small" positions can be one large one.
How far EUR/USD actually moves
Measured on the OANDA feed our charting desk runs on, 2026-01-11 to 2026-09-17 (180 completed daily bars). Recalculated every week.
| Average daily range | 64.4 pips |
|---|---|
| Median day | 57.0 pips |
| Widest day in the window | 232.7 pips |
| Quietest day | 18.4 pips |
| Average as % of price | 0.554% |
| Widest weekday | Wednesday (67.6 pips) |
| Busiest hour | 12:00 UTC, about 17.1 pips in that hour (quietest 21:00, 5.3) |
The median is the middle day and the average is pulled up by a handful of violent ones, so size a stop against the median and expect the average to flatter you. Full table for every instrument, with the method, on average daily range by pair.
Frequently asked questions
What is a pip worth in EUR/USD?
$10 per standard lot (100,000 euros), $1 per mini lot and $0.10 per micro lot, for a USD account.
What time does EUR/USD move most?
The London-New York overlap, when both centres are trading and US data is released.
Why is EUR/USD so popular?
It is the most liquid pair, so spreads are typically tightest and slippage is lower than on crosses or exotics.
What drives the EUR/USD rate?
Mainly the expected interest-rate gap between the ECB and the Federal Reserve, plus relative growth and risk sentiment.
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