Depeg event
KAU Depeg, January 29, 2026 at 18:00 UTC: 6.88% Above Peg
Detected under v1.0 · medium confidence · audit: confirmed
KAU moved above peg at 18:00 UTC on January 29, 2026, with a peak deviation of 6.88% at $175.16. Recovered after 16.0 hr at 10:00 UTC at $161.85.
The checked-in price path starts at $172.40 against a recorded peg reference of $166.77. 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
- above peg
- Peak deviation
- 6.88%
- Started
- January 29, 2026 at 18:00 UTC
- Recovered
- January 30, 2026 at 10:00 UTC
- Outcome
- Recovered
- Duration
- 16.0 hr
- Peg reference
- $166.77
- Start price
- $172.40
- Peak price
- $175.16
- Recovery price
- $161.85
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