Depeg event
KAU Depeg, January 4, 2026: 7.53% Below Peg
Detected under v1.0 · medium confidence · audit: confirmed
KAU moved below peg at 10:00 UTC on January 4, 2026, with a peak deviation of 7.53% at $130.51. Recovered after 3.0 hr at 13:00 UTC at $139.42.
The checked-in price path starts at $131.89 against a recorded peg reference of $140.94. Pharos captured the incident through a historical backfill and evaluates it under v1.0. The record reports the observed price path and resolution state without inferring a cause from those measurements.
Event summary
- Direction
- below peg
- Peak deviation
- 7.53%
- Started
- January 4, 2026
- Recovered
- January 4, 2026
- Outcome
- Recovered
- Duration
- 3.0 hr
- Peg reference
- $140.94
- Start price
- $131.89
- Peak price
- $130.51
- Recovery price
- $139.42
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