Forex: GBP/CHF (Pound Sterling vs Swiss Franc)

At first glance, this GBP/CHF pairing may look a little odd. Pairing the Pound Sterling with the Swiss Franc may sound like an unbalanced set at first, but look at the situation. Depending upon the strength and weaknesses of the currency pair described above, you will have a more solid pair to trade with instead of worrying about the American dollar and it’s fluctuations in the market at large. Look at both financial markets carefully. If one is weak and another strong, then this pair is a good idea, especially if you want to trade in overseas markets. Based upon the currency value and the market, you may have a good pairing.
When you are looking at cross currency pairings such as the one stated above, it isn’t hard to understand why the GBP/CHF combination could be a winner in certain financial markets overseas. Each one of the currency pairs in this combination will be valued a bit differently so you need to be sure that you have enough of both currencies in order to not sell yourself short. When trading in the market, you assume all risk when trading currencies. Depending on market indicators, you could buy and sell this pair and time it right to make a profit.
Using the pound/franc combination is not that unusual when it comes to cross currency pairs. GBP/CHF can be looked at as the pound being stronger than the franc in this combination. With that being said, doing your analysis of the market will tell you when it is time to either sell or buy this particular pairing.

Forex: archive of forecasts GBP/CHF

Currency pair D1 H4 Res. Sup. Date
GBP/CHF B↑ B↓ 1.455 1.4615 1.445 1.4405 8/2/2012 2:44
GBP/CHF B↑ R↑ 1.4575 1.4625 1.45 1.447 7/2/2012 2:44
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.456 1.46 1.4465 1.441 6/2/2012 2:49
GBP/CHF B↑ R↓ 1.4545 1.46 1.444 1.4395 3/2/2012 2:43
GBP/CHF G↑ R↑ 1.455 1.461 1.4425 1.436 2/2/2012 2:42
GBP/CHF G↑ B↑ 1.456 1.4625 1.44 1.43 1/2/2012 2:44
GBP/CHF R↓ R↑ 1.4435 1.447 1.4355 1.431 31/1/2012 2:43
GBP/CHF R↓ B↓ 1.444 1.4535 1.43 1.4255 30/1/2012 2:44
GBP/CHF R↓ G↑ 1.447 1.451 1.4385 1.4335 27/1/2012 2:47
GBP/CHF R↓ B↓ 1.4505 1.4585 1.4375 1.4325 26/1/2012 2:44
GBP/CHF R↓ B↑ 1.454 1.459 1.441 1.4325 25/1/2012 2:51
GBP/CHF B↓ B↓ 1.455 1.466 1.437 1.43 24/1/2012 2:42
GBP/CHF R↓ B↑ 1.457 1.461 1.4455 1.4375 23/1/2012 2:43
GBP/CHF B↓ R↓ 1.4485 1.454 1.4405 1.4375 20/1/2012 3:22
GBP/CHF B↓ B↓ 1.463 1.4705 1.4505 1.446 18/1/2012 2:44
GBP/CHF R↓ R↑ 1.465 1.4675 1.458 1.4545 17/1/2012 2:35
GBP/CHF R↓ B↑ 1.4655 1.4715 1.4485 1.438 16/1/2012 2:35
GBP/CHF B↓ B↓ 1.459 1.4705 1.44 1.4325 13/1/2012 2:47
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.4685 1.475 1.4585 1.4545 12/1/2012 2:36
GBP/CHF R↑ B↑ 1.4725 1.476 1.465 1.4605 11/1/2012 2:34
GBP/CHF R↑ B↓ 1.475 1.4825 1.4635 1.459 10/1/2012 2:37
GBP/CHF B↑ B↓ 1.478 1.483 1.4695 1.466 9/1/2012 6:30
GBP/CHF B↓ B↓ 1.457 1.4645 1.444 1.439 30/12/2011 2:53
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.4635 1.4705 1.452 1.4475 29/12/2011 2:51
GBP/CHF G↓ G↑ 1.468 1.4725 1.4595 1.455 28/12/2011 3:36
GBP/CHF R↑ R↓ 1.466 1.469 1.459 1.4555 27/12/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF R↑ B↓ 1.4675 1.473 1.458 1.4545 26/12/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF R↑ G↓ 1.473 1.479 1.4615 1.456 23/12/2011 5:05
GBP/CHF R↑ R↑ 1.474 1.4815 1.456 1.446 22/12/2011 6:04
GBP/CHF R↑ B↑ 1.462 1.465 1.4535 1.4485 21/12/2011 3:02
GBP/CHF R↑ G↑ 1.456 1.46 1.448 1.444 20/12/2011 2:45
GBP/CHF R↑ R↓ 1.4575 1.463 1.4495 1.4465 19/12/2011 2:33
GBP/CHF R↑ B↓ 1.471 1.484 1.4495 1.441 16/12/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.4795 1.4845 1.465 1.455 15/12/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF B↑ R↑ 1.468 1.472 1.458 1.4525 14/12/2011 2:34
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.468 1.476 1.447 1.434 13/12/2011 2:35
GBP/CHF B↑ G↑ 1.4505 1.454 1.443 1.438 12/12/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF B↑ B↓ 1.452 1.4575 1.444 1.441 9/12/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.4565 1.463 1.443 1.435 8/12/2011 2:39
GBP/CHF G↑ G↓ 1.45 1.456 1.439 1.4335 7/12/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF G↑ B↑ 1.444 1.448 1.436 1.432 6/12/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF R↓ R↑ 1.44 1.444 1.432 1.428 5/12/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF R↓ B↑ 1.4435 1.451 1.4275 1.4185 2/12/2011 2:44
GBP/CHF R↓ G↑ 1.4405 1.4475 1.427 1.42 1/12/2011 2:45
GBP/CHF R↓ G↓ 1.442 1.448 1.428 1.4205 30/11/2011 2:35
GBP/CHF R↓ B↓ 1.4375 1.4445 1.4255 1.421 29/11/2011 2:44
GBP/CHF R↓ B↑ 1.448 1.4575 1.426 1.4135 28/11/2011 2:42
GBP/CHF B↓ R↓ 1.4285 1.433 1.4215 1.4185 25/11/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF B↓ G↑ 1.4325 1.437 1.423 1.4175 24/11/2011 2:44
GBP/CHF B↓ R↓ 1.4345 1.4405 1.424 1.4195 23/11/2011 2:41
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.4455 1.4565 1.4275 1.4205 22/11/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.454 1.4595 1.4415 1.4345 21/11/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF R↑ G↓ 1.4555 1.459 1.4465 1.441 18/11/2011 2:40
GBP/CHF R↑ R↓ 1.453 1.4595 1.441 1.4355 17/11/2011 2:39
GBP/CHF R↑ R↑ 1.454 1.461 1.442 1.437 16/11/2011 2:40
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.4495 1.454 1.4385 1.4325 15/11/2011 2:34
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.452 1.456 1.4415 1.4345 14/11/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF B↑ R↓ 1.4535 1.464 1.436 1.428 11/11/2011 4:30
GBP/CHF B↑ R↓ 1.452 1.457 1.44 1.433 10/11/2011 2:42
GBP/CHF B↑ B↓ 1.45 1.4605 1.433 1.4265 9/11/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.4535 1.4615 1.431 1.416 8/11/2011 2:38
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.4265 1.4345 1.4085 1.3985 7/11/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF R↑ R↓ 1.4165 1.425 1.402 1.3955 4/11/2011 6:26
GBP/CHF G↑ B↓ 1.416 1.4225 1.4045 1.4 3/11/2011 2:42
GBP/CHF G↑ R↑ 1.4245 1.435 1.4065 1.399 2/11/2011 2:39
GBP/CHF G↑ B↑ 1.4185 1.428 1.394 1.379 1/11/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF R↓ B↑ 1.394 1.3985 1.384 1.3785 31/10/2011 2:46
GBP/CHF B↓ B↓ 1.401 1.4185 1.3735 1.363 28/10/2011 2:47
GBP/CHF R↓ G↑ 1.412 1.418 1.3985 1.39 27/10/2011 2:46
GBP/CHF R↓ G↑ 1.411 1.417 1.4 1.396 26/10/2011 2:46
GBP/CHF G↓ G↑ 1.413 1.418 1.404 1.401 25/10/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF G↓ G↑ 1.416 1.427 1.397 1.3885 24/10/2011 2:36
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.424 1.4365 1.402 1.393 21/10/2011 3:02
GBP/CHF R↑ B↑ 1.4295 1.436 1.413 1.4035 20/10/2011 2:51
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.418 1.4245 1.408 1.4035 19/10/2011 2:41
GBP/CHF G↓ G↓ 1.416 1.4215 1.4075 1.404 17/10/2011 2:44
GBP/CHF G↓ B↑ 1.4215 1.4275 1.407 1.399 14/10/2011 2:52
GBP/CHF G↓ G↑ 1.417 1.424 1.404 1.398 13/10/2011 2:48
GBP/CHF G↓ R↓ 1.424 1.4335 1.408 1.4015 12/10/2011 2:39
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.434 1.4525 1.404 1.393 11/10/2011 2:44
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.45 1.459 1.4255 1.4095 10/10/2011 2:49
GBP/CHF B↑ B↓ 1.436 1.45 1.4095 1.3975 7/10/2011 2:39
GBP/CHF B↑ R↑ 1.4245 1.4295 1.414 1.408 5/10/2011 2:45
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.4265 1.432 1.412 1.4025 4/10/2011 2:48
GBP/CHF B↑ B↑ 1.42 1.4265 1.4025 1.3925 3/10/2011 2:35
GBP/CHF R↑ R↓ 1.405 1.409 1.397 1.3935 30/9/2011 2:39
GBP/CHF R↑ R↓ 1.4075 1.4125 1.397 1.392 29/9/2011 2:41
GBP/CHF R↑ R↓ 1.406 1.411 1.3975 1.394 28/9/2011 2:39
GBP/CHF R↑ R↑ 1.41 1.418 1.3965 1.391 27/9/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF R↑ B↑ 1.402 1.4065 1.392 1.3865 26/9/2011 2:43
GBP/CHF R↑ B↓ 1.409 1.425 1.382 1.372 23/9/2011 2:44
GBP/CHF R↑ G↓ 1.4085 1.422 1.386 1.3775 22/9/2011 2:46
GBP/CHF B↓ R↓ 1.305 1.324 1.274 1.2625 2/9/2011 2:59
GBP/CHF G↓ B↓ 1.332 1.353 1.2965 1.282 1/9/2011 3:05
GBP/CHF R↑ G↓ 1.344 1.352 1.328 1.3195 31/8/2011 2:47
GBP/CHF R↑ R↑ 1.356 1.372 1.3205 1.3015 30/8/2011 2:45
GBP/CHF R↑ B↑ 1.3335 1.347 1.2965 1.273 29/8/2011 2:46
GBP/CHF R↑ B↓ 1.3015 1.3105 1.2865 1.281 26/8/2011 2:47
GBP/CHF R↑ G↓ 1.3095 1.318 1.293 1.285 25/8/2011 2:47
GBP/CHF B↑ R↑ 1.3105 1.315 1.2995 1.2925 24/8/2011 2:46
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Economic statistics

9:30gbp Industrial Production (MoM) 0.5%
9:30gbp Industrial Production (YoY) -3.3%
9:30gbp Manufacturing Production (MoM) 1.0%
9:30gbp Manufacturing Production (YoY) 0.8%
9:30gbp Visible Trade Balance (Pounds) -£7111
9:30gbp Trade Balance Non EU (Pounds) -£3748
9:30gbp Total Trade Balance (Pounds) -£1109
6:45chf SECO Consumer Confidence -19
5:00jpy Consumer Confidence 40.0
1:30cny Producer Price Index (YoY) 0.7%
1:30cny Consumer Price Index (YoY) 4.5%
23:50jpy Housing Loans (YoY) 2.20%

Interest rates table

country % Next
US 0.25 13/3/2012
EU 1 9/2/2012
0.1 14/2/2012
GB 0.5 9/2/2012
CH 0.25 15/3/2012
CA 1 8/3/2012
AU 4.25 6/3/2012
NZ 2.5 8/3/2012