Anyone watching currencies today?

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Jog On replied

31 December 2009, 12:01
Originally posted by SantaClaus View Post

No doubt CNBC will retrofit a reason as to why the £ went up later!

Any news on this?

I'm catching some pips on GBP/USD today
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SantaClaus replied

30 December 2009, 17:00
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

I made some pips shorting EUR/USD as well today

Just read that GBP/JPY rockets upwards more than 250 pips to 3-week high today.

Something happened this afternoon that I can't find any news related indicators for

All my charting software has to say about it is:

What's german for Gordon Brown?

No doubt CNBC will retrofit a reason as to why the £ went up later!
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Jog On replied

30 December 2009, 16:53
Originally posted by SantaClaus View Post

Yep, made some pips shorting gbpusd yesterday and then eurusd today.

Didn't see the exponential upmove coming in the £ pairs this afternoon, but I had taken profit this morning anyway.

If anyone has an explanation (apart from thin Christmas liquidity) as to why the upmove happened, I would be interested to hear.

I made some pips shorting EUR/USD as well today

Just read that GBP/JPY rockets upwards more than 250 pips to 3-week high today.

Something happened this afternoon that I can't find any news related indicators for

All my charting software has to say about it is:

The [POUND] making a late year, but spectacular leap. More colour here with traders reporting a German seller of Eur/Gbp as the mainstay of this move. Obviously liquidity at a new low for one name to have been singled out as the mainstay of the move.

What's german for Gordon Brown?

Last edited by Jog On; 30 December 2009, 16:54. Reason: spelling
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SantaClaus replied

30 December 2009, 16:46
Yep, made some pips shorting gbpusd yesterday and then eurusd today.

Didn't see the exponential upmove coming in the £ pairs this afternoon, but I had taken profit this morning anyway.

If anyone has an explanation (apart from thin Christmas liquidity) as to why the upmove happened, I would be interested to hear.
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suityou01 replied

30 December 2009, 16:33
Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post

Look at the pair of 'em against the euro.

Gordon Brown. What a man, what a leader. Yowzer.

WHS
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HairyArsedBloke replied

30 December 2009, 16:32
Look at the pair of 'em against the euro.

Gordon Brown. What a man, what a leader. Yowzer.
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Platypus replied

30 December 2009, 16:28
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

GBP/USD:

11:15 - 1.5843
16:15 - 1.6035 (and counting)

Wish I saw that one coming...

Boomed!

Doomed! but the USD always swings back the wrong way (for me) around invoice day
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suityou01 replied

30 December 2009, 16:27
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

GBP/USD:

11:15 - 1.5843
16:15 - 1.6035 (and counting)

Wish I saw that one coming...

Boomed!

One weak currency against another weak currency. Fill yer boots.
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Jog On started a topic Anyone watching currencies today?

30 December 2009, 16:24
Anyone watching currencies today?

GBP/USD:

11:15 - 1.5843
16:15 - 1.6035 (and counting)

Wish I saw that one coming...

Boomed!
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