Depeg event
KAU Depeg, January 5, 2026: 9.14% Below Peg
Detected under v1.0 · medium confidence · audit: confirmed
KAU moved below peg at 20:00 UTC on January 5, 2026, with a peak deviation of 9.14% at $130.41. Recovered after 3.0 hr at 23:00 UTC at $142.84.
The checked-in price path starts at $130.86 against a recorded peg reference of $143.42. 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
- 9.14%
- Started
- January 5, 2026
- Recovered
- January 5, 2026
- Outcome
- Recovered
- Duration
- 3.0 hr
- Peg reference
- $143.42
- Start price
- $130.86
- Peak price
- $130.41
- Recovery price
- $142.84
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