What is Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar (AUDUSD)?
The Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar (AUDUSD) is a forex currency pair quoted on FXCM. It measures how many U.S. dollars are needed to buy one Australian dollar, making it one of the most widely traded "commodity currency" pairs in global foreign exchange markets. Often nicknamed the "Aussie," it tends to reflect risk sentiment, interest rate differentials, and commodity demand. On TradeSearcher, AUDUSD is backed by extensive research, with over 4,800 backtests run on price data reaching back to 1971, giving traders a deep, long-term foundation for evaluating strategy performance across decades of market conditions.