Depeg event
KAU Depeg, February 21, 2026: 5.31% Above Peg
Detected under v2.1 · medium confidence · audit: confirmed
KAU moved above peg at 02:00 UTC on February 21, 2026, with a peak deviation of 5.31% at $172.08. Recovered after 11.0 hr at 13:00 UTC at $164.49.
The checked-in price path starts at $171.82 against a recorded peg reference of $163.25. Pharos captured the incident through a historical backfill and evaluates it under v2.1. The record reports the observed price path and resolution state without inferring a cause from those measurements.
Event summary
- Direction
- above peg
- Peak deviation
- 5.31%
- Started
- February 21, 2026
- Recovered
- February 21, 2026
- Outcome
- Recovered
- Duration
- 11.0 hr
- Peg reference
- $163.25
- Start price
- $171.82
- Peak price
- $172.08
- Recovery price
- $164.49
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