{"id":15312,"date":"2010-11-13T12:27:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-13T17:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=15312"},"modified":"2010-11-13T12:27:17","modified_gmt":"2010-11-13T17:27:17","slug":"what-is-forex-the-swiss-franc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2010\/11\/13\/what-is-forex-the-swiss-franc\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Forex? The Swiss Franc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By James McKee<\/strong> &#8211; Unlike other western economies the Swiss economy is largely impacted  by the Forex market, and that can make for some very interesting  intervention measures on the part of the Swiss government. For this  reason the Swiss Franc can be an especially good currency for the  observant trader. Those who fail to appreciate the volatile nature of  the Swiss Franc are sure to be burned by it. The Swiss Franc is governed  by the same elements as any other currency including unemployment, GDP,  and the like.<\/p>\n<p>Among the best currencies to pair with the CHF is the AUD due to the  Aussie dollar&#8217;s fairly predictable nature. Investing in another unstable  currency such as the USD to pair with the Swiss Franc is a dangerous  maneuver since both currencies are extremely volatile. There are still  those who will inevitably go with the pair making the assumption that  they can see most changes coming with regard to the CHF in the form of  its government intervention. Bearing in mind that it can often some time  for news regarding a market change to reach a trader the currency  becomes more intimidating. After all, no one can outrun the speed at  which information travels.<\/p>\n<p>Yes the CHF is indeed an intriguing currency due to its large investment  in the Forex market but take heed of my advice and be sensitive to any  indicators available when trading this currency. Presently the Japanese  government is feverishly attempting to lower the value of the Yen in the  Forex currency exchange and so pairing it with the CHF correctly is  sure to bring about some healthy profits. Recognizing your pivot points  and utilizing techniques such as Fibonacci will help you to scout out  your entry and exit points and establish SL and TP values healthy  towards your objectives. Keep your head about you! Happy Trading!<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p>Author is a Forex trader and financial analyst residing in  Denver, Colorado. To stay up to date on all the latest developments in  the financial world and beyond be sure to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/forex.tradingcharts.com\/foreign_exchange_rates\/\">forex exchange rates<\/a> regularly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlike other western economies the Swiss economy is largely impacted by the Forex market, and that can make for some very interesting intervention measures on the part of the Swiss government. For this reason the Swiss Franc can be an especially good currency for the observant trader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}