Tag Archives: 1.) FXStreet on SNB&CHF

Swiss Franc flat versus US Dollar, down against its European rivals.  Another weak economic report from the US keeps the Greenback and markets under pressure.  The USD/CHF pair again was capped by the 1.0025/30 area and pulled back. Near the end of the session it is hovering around 0.9980/85 after falling to 0.9950. The Greenback weakened after US data and then recovered ground modestly. Despite rising against the US dollar, the Swiss Franc was the worst during the...

USD/CHF stays positive above 200-day SMA, 50% Fibonacci retracement. A sustained run-up beyond 61.8% Fibonacci retracement can aim for late-May highs. Despite successfully trading above key support confluence, the USD/CHF pair fails to provide a daily closing above 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of April-August downpour. The quote takes the bids to 0.9975 while heading into the European open on Thursday. Given the bullish signals from 12-bar moving average convergence...

USD/CHF again aims to break two-month long rising trend-line, part of a bearish technical formation. Bullish MACD can trigger an uptick to 61.8% Fibonacci retracement. Sustained trading above 0.9948/50 confluence again propels USD/CHF to confront near-term key resistance-line while taking the bids to 0.9988 amid Tuesday’s Asian session. A rising trend-line since August-start, coupled with another one connecting lows marked since August 13, portrays a short-term...

USD/CHF clings to 23.6% Fibonacci retracement amid bearish MACD. The rising trend-line since mid-August, 200-bar SMA limits downside. The seven-day long falling trend-line restricts immediate advances. Despite being mostly around 23.6% Fibonacci retracement of August-September upside, USD/CHF stays above key support-confluence as it trades near 0.9910 while heading into the European open on Monday. While the bearish signal from 12-bar moving average convergence and...

Fading safe-haven demand undermined the CHF demand and extended some support. Bears await a sustained weakness below short-term ascending channel support. The USD/CHF pair struggled to register any meaningful recovery and remained well within the striking distance of near three-week lows set in the previous session, coinciding with the lower end of a multi-week-old ascending trend-channel. Given that technical indicators on hourly charts maintained their bearish bias...

USD/CHF takes a U-turn towards 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, 0.9950 resistance confluence. Sustained break of 50-DMA can recall 0.9800 on the chart. September month Swiss ZEW Expectations and SNB’s Q3 Bulletin in the spotlight. With its recent recovery from the 50-day simple moving average (SMA), the USD/CHF pair takes the bids to 0.9875 while heading into the European session on Wednesday. 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of April-August declines, at 0.9880, becomes...