Forex currencies

South African Rand vs Japanese Yen (ZARJPY) Seasonality

Over 1999 to 2025 (27 years of data), ZARJPY has tended to move long between 11.10 and 14.10, closing higher in 76.0% of those years for an average +0.66% move and an annualized Sharpe of 3.95.

Years: 1999-2025
Category: Forex currencies
Windows: 8

Best window

11.10 - 14.10

Direction

Long

Win rate

76.0%

Avg return

+0.66%

Sample

25 yrs

Average seasonal curve

Average path across the year

1999-2025

Strongest recurring windows

Window	Dir	Win rate	Avg return	Sharpe	Years
11.10 → 14.10	Long	76.0%	+0.66%	3.95	25
10.10 → 23.10	Long	73.1%	+0.17%	0.20	26
09.10 → 23.10	Long	73.1%

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ZARJPY average seasonal curve, 1999 to 2025
Index	Value
1	100
2	99.783
3	99.8513
4	100.162
5	99.9544
6	99.6477
7	99.3539
8	99.2765
9	99.2491
10	98.9598
11	99.1361
12	98.873
13	98.634
14	98.4352
15	97.9101
16	98.0132
17	98.0449
18	98.1479
19	98.0722
20	98.0462
21	97.959
22	98.0125
23	98.0512
24	98.248
25	98.0395
26	98.2264
27	98.1075
28	98.1218
29	98.0699
30	97.6698
31	97.9904
32	98.3273
33	98.2345
34	98.4706
35	98.4048
36	98.3405
37	98.3416
38	98.2364
39	98.1295
40	98.4202
41	98.1438
42	98.3616
43	98.5724
44	98.4397
45	98.6902
46	98.7847
47	98.807
48	98.9453
49	98.954
50	99.0028
51	99.2509
52	99.3116
53	99.425
54	99.3695
55	99.5997
56	99.5089
57	99.4666
58	99.1268
59	98.8079
60	98.735
61	98.5925
62	98.565
63	98.9309
64	98.9603
65	98.936
66	98.2289
67	98.6483
68	98.6201
69	98.7143
70	98.8497
71	98.9427
72	98.4746
73	98.7629
74	98.3101
75	98.1643
76	98.1825
77	98.3881
78	98.3157
79	98.5176
80	98.5128
81	98.6188
82	98.7641
83	99.0059
84	99.1245
85	99.4261
86	99.0717
87	98.9809
88	99.0538
89	99.1288
90	99.6787
91	100.0045
92	99.9314
93	100.018
94	100.0778
95	99.86
96	99.5912
97	99.6983
98	99.7495
99	100.0341
100	99.9252
101	100.0378
102	100.0862
103	100.0354
104	99.7595
105	99.6269
106	99.6335
107	99.6638
108	99.6287
109	99.8449
110	99.801
111	99.9286
112	99.6481
113	99.8814
114	99.8528
115	99.7248
116	99.8048
117	100.0436
118	100.574
119	100.7075
120	100.4486
121	100.2563
122	100.1165
123	100.2076
124	100.0655
125	99.8957
126	99.7645
127	99.8734
128	100.1226
129	100.0315
130	100.0531
131	99.9349
132	99.7405
133	99.5207
134	99.4063
135	99.0955
136	99.1332
137	99.0557
138	98.9693
139	99.0214
140	98.747
141	98.7949
142	98.9707
143	98.7921
144	98.6806
145	98.8638
146	98.8826
147	99.1906
148	99.2157
149	99.1145
150	98.8786
151	98.5116
152	98.5799
153	98.807
154	98.6692
155	99.06
156	99.0434
157	99.0715
158	99.1154
159	99.125
160	99.0434
161	99.0416
162	99.0384
163	98.6412
164	98.6956
165	98.6681
166	98.7847
167	98.7493
168	98.6827
169	98.8851
170	98.7817
171	98.8162
172	99.0386
173	98.9548
174	98.9373
175	99.0815
176	98.699
177	98.8805
178	99.0486
179	99.0649
180	99.3331
181	99.6255
182	99.7237
183	99.5816
184	99.4784
185	99.7039
186	99.4633
187	99.2374
188	99.1606
189	98.7897
190	99.2578
191	99.0394
192	99.0057
193	99.179
194	99.2932
195	99.4563
196	99.6442
197	99.3679
198	99.5824
199	99.8213
200	99.8751
201	100.0786
202	100.029
203	100.1476
204	100.4249
205	99.9767
206	99.8919
207	99.7605
208	99.7762
209	99.8394
210	100.0484
211	100.1769
212	99.7534
213	99.2443
214	99.0992
215	98.8915
216	99.0673
217	98.7534
218	98.766
219	98.8397
220	98.7031
221	98.4558
222	98.2844
223	98.1316
224	98.083
225	97.804
226	97.6429
227	97.3196
228	97.3382
229	97.0906
230	96.9963
231	96.7589
232	96.6248
233	96.4571
234	96.9383
235	96.6433
236	96.5594
237	96.6619
238	96.8501
239	96.8587
240	96.6752
241	97.1018
242	96.9074
243	96.8812
244	96.792
245	96.9493
246	96.9129
247	96.8198
248	96.5693
249	96.8423
250	96.7314
251	96.8687
252	96.6278
253	96.8053
254	96.9091
255	97.0308
256	97.1898
257	96.8953
258	97.0415
259	96.8942
260	96.9878
261	97.0127
262	97.0109
263	97.1178
264	96.8512
265	96.6607
266	96.6978
267	96.5978
268	96.5134
269	96.5281
270	96.6363
271	96.664
272	96.531
273	96.405
274	96.402
275	96.3837
276	96.0117
277	96.1112
278	96.3954
279	96.4061
280	95.998
281	95.9406
282	95.7087
283	95.8946
284	96.3092
285	96.4416
286	96.5915
287	96.9357
288	96.8928
289	96.112
290	96.3506
291	96.3038
292	96.2868
293	96.2416
294	96.1389
295	96.1468
296	95.7283
297	95.9702
298	95.749
299	95.8167
300	95.6408
301	95.6573
302	95.9322
303	95.9302
304	96.2075
305	96.0203
306	96.2997
307	96.7171
308	96.7626
309	97.0837
310	96.9063
311	96.7333
312	96.8444
313	96.3549
314	96.6414
315	96.3903
316	95.9201
317	95.9833
318	96.5937
319	96.6605
320	96.9496
321	96.8048
322	97.0221
323	96.8857
324	96.7977
325	96.488
326	96.8495
327	96.7979
328	96.8468
329	97.1766
330	96.7899
331	96.9363
332	97.3434
333	97.3978
334	97.3615
335	97.2489
336	97.3536
337	97.4267
338	97.5147
339	97.391
340	97.5927
341	97.5763
342	97.3002
343	97.1983
344	97.1426
345	97.0738
346	97.2681
347	97.2892
348	97.1598
349	97.2273
350	97.1641
351	96.754
352	96.9263
353	97.2034
354	96.7737
355	97.1678
356	97.3688
357	97.501
358	97.5559
359	97.4539
360	97.7204
361	97.9685
362	97.9895
363	98.0324
364	98.1095
365	98.0711
366	98.0278

ZARJPY average seasonal curve, 1999 to 2025

Index

Value

100

99.783

99.8513

100.162

99.9544

99.6477

99.3539

99.2765

99.2491

98.9598

99.1361

98.873

98.634

98.4352

97.9101

98.0132

98.0449

98.1479

98.0722

98.0462

97.959

98.0125

98.0512

98.248

98.0395

98.2264

98.1075

98.1218

98.0699

97.6698

97.9904

98.3273

98.2345

98.4706

98.4048

98.3405

98.3416

98.2364

98.1295

98.4202

98.1438

98.3616

98.5724

98.4397

98.6902

98.7847

98.807

98.9453

98.954

99.0028

99.2509

99.3116

99.425

99.3695

99.5997

99.5089

99.4666

99.1268

98.8079

98.735

98.5925

98.565

98.9309

98.9603

98.936

98.2289

98.6483

98.6201

98.7143

98.8497

98.9427

98.4746

98.7629

98.3101

98.1643

98.1825

98.3881

98.3157

98.5176

98.5128

98.6188

98.7641

99.0059

99.1245

99.4261

99.0717

98.9809

99.0538

99.1288

99.6787

100.0045

99.9314

100.018

100.0778

99.86

99.5912

99.6983

99.7495

100.0341

100

99.9252

101

100.0378

102

100.0862

103

100.0354

104

99.7595

105

99.6269

106

99.6335

107

99.6638

108

99.6287

109

99.8449

110

99.801

111

99.9286

112

99.6481

113

99.8814

114

99.8528

115

99.7248

116

99.8048

117

100.0436

118

100.574

119

100.7075

120

100.4486

121

100.2563

122

100.1165

123

100.2076

124

100.0655

125

99.8957

126

99.7645

127

99.8734

128

100.1226

129

100.0315

130

100.0531

131

99.9349

132

99.7405

133

99.5207

134

99.4063

135

99.0955

136

99.1332

137

99.0557

138

98.9693

139

99.0214

140

98.747

141

98.7949

142

98.9707

143

98.7921

144

98.6806

145

98.8638

146

98.8826

147

99.1906

148

99.2157

149

99.1145

150

98.8786

151

98.5116

152

98.5799

153

98.807

154

98.6692

155

99.06

156

99.0434

157

99.0715

158

99.1154

159

99.125

160

99.0434

161

99.0416

162

99.0384

163

98.6412

164

98.6956

165

98.6681

166

98.7847

167

98.7493

168

98.6827

169

98.8851

170

98.7817

171

98.8162

172

99.0386

173

98.9548

174

98.9373

175

99.0815

176

98.699

177

98.8805

178

99.0486

179

99.0649

180

99.3331

181

99.6255

182

99.7237

183

99.5816

184

99.4784

185

99.7039

186

99.4633

187

99.2374

188

99.1606

189

98.7897

190

99.2578

191

99.0394

192

99.0057

193

99.179

194

99.2932

195

99.4563

196

99.6442

197

99.3679

198

99.5824

199

99.8213

200

99.8751

201

100.0786

202

100.029

203

100.1476

204

100.4249

205

99.9767

206

99.8919

207

99.7605

208

99.7762

209

99.8394

210

100.0484

211

100.1769

212

99.7534

213

99.2443

214

99.0992

215

98.8915

216

99.0673

217

98.7534

218

98.766

219

98.8397

220

98.7031

221

98.4558

222

98.2844

223

98.1316

224

98.083

225

97.804

226

97.6429

227

97.3196

228

97.3382

229

97.0906

230

96.9963

231

96.7589

232

96.6248

233

96.4571

234

96.9383

235

96.6433

236

96.5594

237

96.6619

238

96.8501

239

96.8587

240

96.6752

241

97.1018

242

96.9074

243

96.8812

244

96.792

245

96.9493

246

96.9129

247

96.8198

248

96.5693

249

96.8423

250

96.7314

251

96.8687

252

96.6278

253

96.8053

254

96.9091

255

97.0308

256

97.1898

257

96.8953

258

97.0415

259

96.8942

260

96.9878

261

97.0127

262

97.0109

263

97.1178

264

96.8512

265

96.6607

266

96.6978

267

96.5978

268

96.5134

269

96.5281

270

96.6363

271

96.664

272

96.531

273

96.405

274

96.402

275

96.3837

276

96.0117

277

96.1112

278

96.3954

279

96.4061

280

95.998

281

95.9406

282

95.7087

283

95.8946

284

96.3092

285

96.4416

286

96.5915

287

96.9357

288

96.8928

289

96.112

290

96.3506

291

96.3038

292

96.2868

293

96.2416

294

96.1389

295

96.1468

296

95.7283

297

95.9702

298

95.749

299

95.8167

300

95.6408

301

95.6573

302

95.9322

303

95.9302

304

96.2075

305

96.0203

306

96.2997

307

96.7171

308

96.7626

309

97.0837

310

96.9063

311

96.7333

312

96.8444

313

96.3549

314

96.6414

315

96.3903

316

95.9201

317

95.9833

318

96.5937

319

96.6605

320

96.9496

321

96.8048

322

97.0221

323

96.8857

324

96.7977

325

96.488

326

96.8495

327

96.7979

328

96.8468

329

97.1766

330

96.7899

331

96.9363

332

97.3434

333

97.3978

334

97.3615

335

97.2489

336

97.3536

337

97.4267

338

97.5147

339

97.391

340

97.5927

341

97.5763

342

97.3002

343

97.1983

344

97.1426

345

97.0738

346

97.2681

347

97.2892

348

97.1598

349

97.2273

350

97.1641

351

96.754

352

96.9263

353

97.2034

354

96.7737

355

97.1678

356

97.3688

357

97.501

358

97.5559

359

97.4539

360

97.7204

361

97.9685

362

97.9895

363

98.0324

364

98.1095

365

98.0711

366

98.0278