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USD/CHF Outlook Feb. 6-10 2012

kenny — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:51:50 +0000

The Swiss franc took a break from its recent huge rally against the US dollar, showing little change on the week. There are four releases in the upcoming week. Here is an outlook for the Swiss events, and an updated technical analysis for USD/CHF.

USD/CHF has been trading in range, mirroring euro/dollar. The markets continue to wait for a deal with Greece, as the crisis in Europe continues. This past week saw a break in the action, as the Euro and franc rallies against the dollar ground to a halt.

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USD/CHF Outlook January 2-6

kenny — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:45:24 +0000

The Swiss franc had a quiet week against the dollar, closing just below the 0.94 level, which was very close to where it started the week. There are three releases in the upcoming week. Here is an outlook for the Swiss events, and an updated technical analysis for USD/CHF.

USD/CHF daily graph with support and resistance lines on it. Click to enlarge:

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Forex 2011 – The Year of the Tortoise and the Hare

Yohay — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:16:47 +0000

Trading volume is thinning down towards the holiday season that marks the end of the year and it’s a good time to look back at movements of currencies in the past year. The fable of the tortoise and the hare seems appropriate to describe this year.

The most volatile currency pairs had quite a limited net movement, while the slower moving and sometimes frustrating pairs scored made bigger gains. This is how it looks:

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EUR/CHF Collapses As SNB Doesn’t Intervene to Further Weaken the Franc

Yohay — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:31:19 +0000

The Swiss National Bank didn’t raise the floor under EUR/CHF. It didn’t make a new effort to weaken the Swiss franc. Many had expected that the Swiss would lift the peg from 1.20 to 1.25 or even 1.30. This didn’t happen.

This sends EUR/CHF falling sharply from 1.2350 to 1.2250 and the pair is still shaking.

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USD/CHF: Trading the Swiss KOF Economic Barometer

kenny — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:32:47 +0000

The Swiss KOF Economic Barometer is a leading indicator which measures overall economic activity and is an excellent indicator of the direction of the Swiss economy. The indicator, which is released monthly, has a major effect on the USD/CHF. A reading which is higher than predicted is bearish for the dollar.

Here are all the details, and 5 possible outcomes for USD/CHF.

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USD/CHF Outlook – November 21-25

kenny — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:27:39 +0000

The US dollar rallied against the Swiss franc last week, as USD/CHF climbed over 170 points at week’s close. The upcoming week has only one important indicator, and the turmoil in the markets will likely continue, as the Euro Zone debt crisis has now spread to France and Spain. Here is an outlook for the Swiss events, and an updated technical analysis for USD/CHF.

The Swiss economy is in trouble, with recent job cuts over the past few weeks at export-based companies and in the banking industry, and forecasts of lower growth. There are increasing calls for the Swiss central bank to raise the floor of the EUR/CHF from 1.20 to a more realistic 1.30.

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USD/CHF: Trading the Swiss KOF Economic Barometer

kenny — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:40:41 +0000

Here are all the details, and 5 possible outcomes for USD/CHF.

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5 Most Predictable Currency Pairs – Q4 2011

Yohay — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:40:35 +0000

Some currency pairs will push through if they break a significant support or resistance. If not, they will bounce back or at least slow down before approaching these lines. Those well behaved pairs are more predictable. Even if you lean heavily on fundamentals, these lines will help. In some currencies. Some other ones are just a nightmare.

The recent high volatility in the markets enabled us to get a better picture of the real nature of these pairs – how they behave under pressure / more extreme conditions.Here is an updated and ranked list of the 5 most predictable pairs for Q4. The characteristics of each of these pairs is lightly different. Let’s start:

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EUR/CHF Moving Higher – Implications for EUR/USD and USD/CHF

Yohay — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:12:01 +0000

The SNB put a floor under EUR/CHF, at 1.20. In the first hours after the shock the pair was just above this line, as the authorities struggled to stabilize their huge effort.

It has now drifted higher, taking a safer distance. What does this mean for USD/CHF and for EUR/USD?

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USD/CHF: Trading the Swiss GDP

kenny — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:49:21 +0000

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a quarterly index which measures the production and growth of the economy, is one the most important economic indicators of the health of the economy. The publication of Swiss GDP may have a critical effect on USD/CHF.

Here are all the details, and 5 possible outcomes for USD/CHF.

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