Complete Analysis · 23 Years of Market History

GBP/NZD Complete
Statistics & Probabilities

Comprehensive data insights from 6,159 trading days spanning 23 years of market history. Dataset covers 2000–2023 across daily, weekly, and monthly timeframes.

Updated 04 Apr 2026 n = 6,159 days 2000–2023
Sample
6,159
Total trading days
Weekly
1,233
Total weeks analysed
Monthly
284
Total months in dataset
Coverage
23
Years of price history
Market Direction

Daily Close Bias

48.2% Bullish
51.7% Bearish
2,971 days 3,188 days
🟢 Bullish Day Structure 2,971 days
Higher High 68.26% 2,105 days
Higher Low 70.41% 2,152 days
Lower High 30.30% 906 days
Lower Low 29.42% 857 days
🔴 Bearish Day Structure 3,183 days
Lower High 71.51% 2,276 days
Lower Low 69.96% 2,227 days
Higher Low 29.94% 953 days
Higher High 28.31% 901 days
23-Year Distribution

Bull vs Bear Day Split

6,159 days
🟢 Bullish closes 48.2%
2,971
days out of 6,159
🔴 Bearish closes 51.7%
3,188
days out of 6,159
📅 Weekly / Monthly bias 48.2% / 48.6%
Bearish lean confirmed across timeframes: 594 bullish weeks vs 639 bearish (48.2%), and 138 bullish months vs 146 bearish (48.6%).
Dataset Overview

Historical Data Range

Start of range
04 Jan 2000
End of range
01 Jan 2023
Highest close
3.71240
12 Oct 2000
Lowest close
1.67495
08 Nov 2016
Largest gain
+4.61%
24 Oct 2008
Largest loss
−7.19%
24 Jun 2016 · Brexit
Avg daily volume
77,660
Peak volume day
1,438,230
18 Oct 2012
Statistical Distribution

Volatility Statistics

Daily returns · 6,159 obs.
0.002%
Mean
0.000%
Median
0.53%
Std Dev
0.007%
Std Error
3.16
Kurtosis
+0.17
Skewness
+3.36%
Max Gain
−3.93%
Max Loss

Return distribution: slightly right-skewed (+0.17) with near-normal tails (kurtosis 3.16). Despite a −7.19% Brexit flash crash, the large sample of 6,159 days keeps the distribution well-conditioned. 7.29% total price change range over 23 years.

Observations

Key Trading Insights

Bearish Daily Bias

51.7% bearish vs 48.2% bullish

GBP/NZD has a consistent bearish daily close bias over 23 years — confirmed across all timeframes. Weekly (48.2% bullish), monthly (48.6% bullish), and daily all point the same direction: structural NZD strength relative to GBP over the full dataset period.

Bearish Structure

71.51% lower highs on down days

On bearish days, sellers cap rallies on over 7 in 10 sessions (71.51%), with 69.96% also printing a lower low. GBP/NZD's downside momentum is among the most decisive in the SFD cross-pair library — clean, structured selling pressure on red candles.

Bullish Day Clarity

70.41% higher lows on up days

When GBP/NZD does close bullish, 7 in 10 sessions hold a higher low. Despite the overall bearish drift, bullish days show clean intraday structure — the pair trends well in both directions once committed to a daily direction.

Brexit Flash Crash

−7.19% in a single day (Jun 2016)

The Brexit referendum produced GBP/NZD's largest single-day loss at −7.19%. GBP's crash was amplified by NZD's safe-haven demand as investors rotated into commodity currencies during the initial risk-off shock. The pair remains highly susceptible to UK political risk events.

Largest Dataset

6,159 days — most in the SFD library

GBP/NZD's dataset starting from January 2000 gives it the largest sample in the SFD cross-pair library. More data means higher statistical confidence in the bearish bias — with 6,159 observations, the 51.7% bearish rate is highly robust to sampling noise.

Structural Decline

From 3.71 to 1.67 over 16 years

GBP/NZD fell 54% from its October 2000 peak of 3.7124 to a November 2016 low of 1.67495 — a relentless NZD appreciation story driven by New Zealand's strong commodity terms of trade, high interest rate differentials, and GBP's structural post-GFC and Brexit weakness.

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