Archive for: swiss franc

Gold, oil & 44 Bars per Minute

Gold, oil & 44 Bars per Minute

“Girls love to spin.” — Wayne, Dance Instructor, Howard County Parks and Rec. I’m taking dance classes at the local Parks & Rec. with a stunning...

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What happens when SNB is stopped out?

We have brought up the Swiss National bankers and what they have been doing for last several months by buying Euros in their attempt to weaken the Swiss Franc but...

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Dollar Hits Low Against the Swiss Franc

Dollar Hits Low Against the Swiss Franc

Filed under: Market Matters , Currency Three intermarket commodities are on the move today. The Financial Times reported that the U.S. dollar hit a low against...

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Forex: Speculators trim Euro, Yen, Aussie long positions in Currency Futures

Forex: Speculators trim Euro, Yen, Aussie long positions in Currency Futures

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, showed that futures speculators slightly...

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The Nixon Shock

The Nixon Shock

Have you looked at the market lately? The Dow is pushing 11,000. The S&P 500 has broken out above 1,150 and seems to be going to 1,220. Gold is at $1,346 per...

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FX Traders Watching EU Yields

FX Traders Watching EU Yields

The EURUSD has stayed surprisingly resilient despite the negative news surrounding the Euro in the last 24 hours. Moody’s downgraded Spain to Aa1 with the outlook...

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Forex: Speculators are long Euro positions for first time since December

Forex: Speculators are long Euro positions for first time since December

By CountingPips.com The latest Commitments of Traders (COT) report, released on Friday by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, showed that futures speculators increased...

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Japan’s problem is bigger than yen

“Sadly but truly, as dismal as Japan’s economic outlook seems, the yen (along with Swiss franc) is replacing the U.S. dollar as the safe-haven currency with...

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British Pound Weakening Against the Swiss Franc

Hiyo FX peeps! Here’s a weekly chart of the GBPCHF pair. As you can see, the pair has been trading sideways after hitting a low of 1.5118 back in December...

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Swiss Franc at Record High Against Euro

Swiss Franc at Record High Against Euro

Filed under: Japan , Personal Finance , Commodities , Currency Why buy the Swiss franc ? There are many reasons. Here are just a few: The Swiss franc is the stand-alone...

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New month…new opportunities

In the last three days Crude oil has advanced nearly 6% lifting prices back above the 100 day MA. We missed this most recent move with clients and being we only...

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Euro hits 2-month high versus Dollar, touches 1.2700 as risk rises on IMF, data

Euro hits 2-month high versus Dollar, touches 1.2700 as risk rises on IMF, data

By CountingPips.com The European common currency reached a fresh two-month high versus the US dollar in Forex trading as investors risk optimism has continued on...

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