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Swiss Franc Little Changed

The Swiss Franc will continue to trade little changed against the US Dollar. In September the pair closed lower by only 128 pips, with a high to low range of only 245 pips. Furthermore notice how on the daily chart below there have been no major price changes since March of this year. We opened April 2016 at 0.9611 and we're currently quoted only 101 pips higher at 0.9712.
But let's zoom out a bit. Look at the monthly chart below. That giant spikey bar in the middle is the SNB peg removal in Jan…
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More Losses for the Swissy

October wasn't kind to the Swissy. The currency lost lost about 130 pips against the Dollar this month. We are currently quoted at 0.9876. We can see this surge in prices on the chart below.
I expect this trend to continue. But the question is where will it stop? We find important previous swings near the parity level (1.0000) as well as at 1.0127 and 1.0289. The Average Range in the pair has been over 400 pips. But keep in mind that this is high to low, not open to close. A more conservative me…
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USD/CHF Still Range-Bound

The USD/CHF has stayed remarkably stable for the past few months. Ever since March, prices have been oscillating above and below the current 0.9700 level. We've traded as high as 0.9902 and as low as 0.9257 but ultimately the pair keeps coming back to what appears to be its fair value.
I expect more of the same. In August the USD/CHF closed only 9 pips lower, while in September we saw a 90 pips gain. But in percentage terms, this is below 1%, barely noticeable for a monthly bar. Even on a lower …
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Swissy Momentum Higher to Continue

The momentum higher in the Swissy is set to continue. The pair has rallied over 400 pips from a low of 0.9257 just eight days ago. A body in motion tends to stay in motion.
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But I don't think we'll see large gains in the USD/CHF. For one, we are already up by 400 pips from the lows, this is a major move for this pair. And two, we are getting close to some previous resistance levels at 0.9726 and 0.9741. These resistance levels should put a lid on prices, at least temporarily. Because of t…
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al_dcdemo avatar

Great analysis, impressive accuracy, well done!

Olga18375 avatar

Oh good post!! well done

Vitalinka_Pavlenko avatar

Its good job) well done

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Prices have continued the move higher and the pair is currently trading at 0.9761. The general bout of risk aversion in the markets is not helping my position. But with the USD/CHF now approaching these important resistance levels again, hopefully the sellers will come back out in full force and knock down the pair a bit.

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Great article!

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EUR/HKD Higher Inside the Wedge

The EUR/HKD has been in a strong downtrend last year. On the chart below we can see the EUR/HKD getting sold heavily over 20 percent, from 10.80 to 8.12, as the ECB undertook a large QE program.
But this year things are starting to turn around. Since March 2015, there have been no new lows for the pair. On the contrary, a sequence of higher lows may indicate more gains for EUR/HKD. To be fair, we're also seeing a sequence or lower highs so this situation is not wildly bullish by any measure. Thi…
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Swiss Franc Overbought

The Swiss Franc is overbought. The currency pair (USD/CHF) has been mirror imaging the Euro's gains during April, falling by 395 pips while the EUR/USD rallied by 500 points.
In my opinion, these gains are excessive. On the fundamental perspective, the Swiss authorites want to keep the value of the Franc down. While they have let the currency appreciate against the Euro after abandoning the 1.20 peg, they still actively intervene in the market. This is obvious when looking at a chart of the EUR/…
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As expected, the gains for the Swissy, and consequently losses for USD/CHF, didn't last. The month of May initially saw an extended move lower to 0.9071 but this was quickly countered by buyers. The resulting rally hit a high of 0.9542. From here we fell back down to close the week at 0.9400.

I will need this downmove to continue for about 70 pips to hit my target. The momentum of the past few days is on my side. Plus, I expect the Euro to break 1.10 and head higher on Monday. This may translate into more CHF gains and a further decline in the USD/CHF exchange rate.

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Shorting the Euro on SNB

In a shock move the Swiss National Bank abandoned the 1.2000 floor today. The EUR/CHF crashed from 1.2000 to below 1.0000 within minutes of the announcement. Because I think the moves in the Swiss Franc may be overdone, I decided to play this with the EUR/USD. The SNB move will remove buying pressure from the Euro. We will no longer have a central bank buying up Euro denominated assets in an attempt to keep the 1.2000 floor. In addition to this, the rumblings about more QE on the European side g…
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Swissy to Break Parity

The Swissy had a remarkable move up this year. The pair is currently up by 890 pips since January 1st and the momentum, as can clearly be seen on the 4 Hour chart below, is on the upside.
The trend will continue into the New Year (happy new one by the way). The parity level (1.000) will be important resistance for USD/CHF, but if we break it (and I suspect we will) the door to 1.02 will be open. I'm betting on another 300 pips gain in January to match December's run of 285 pips.
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Building Back Up!

December didn't go well for me. After some losses my account went down to 30k. But I'm not giving up. My EUR/USD shorts paid off and now I'm back to around 70K. I'm gunning for a top 20 finish, this should at least give me some $. Winning is pretty much out of the question unless we get some really strong trends in December.
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More Gains for the USD/CHF

The USD/CHF has been in an uptrend since hitting a low of 0.8698 few months ago. But we are currently pushing up on the important resistance at 0.9750. This was a swing high back in July of 2013 and will likely place a lid on rising prices. Further up we have another important resistance at the 2013 high at 0.9838.
I expect that the uptrend will slowly push prices higher in December. I'm placing my ''bet'' on 0.9689, just below the 0.9700-0.9800 resistance area. While the USD/CHF will likely bre…
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