Swiss Franc

The USD/CHF is currently forming a descending wedge pattern, hinting at a potential turnaround and reversal in its downward trajectory. Over the past nine months, the USD has experienced a steady decline against the Swiss Franc, and it appears to be nearing the end of stage 4, preparing to...

Currencies are a popular investment class that allow for speculation on price movements, just like bets on other asset classes. Foreign exchange, or forex in short, is a decentralized global market where currency pairs are traded. Currency trading takes place electronically over-the-counter across...

Thanks in large part to the recent Brexit decision, the U.S. Dollar Index is higher by more than 2 percent over the past month. Whether that turns into a more lasting rally for the greenback remains to be seen, but investors have options when it comes to playing a dollar rebound via exchange-traded...

Switzerland is often see as a beacon of economic stability in what can a volatile European scene, but the Swiss franc always looms large for investors considering Swiss equities. Franc strength often weights on Swiss stocks, particularly when the currency is prized as a safe-haven and when gold...

Investors have been flocking to safe-haven assets this year, but in the flight to safe currencies, the U.S. dollar has not benefited. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP), which serves as an exchange-traded fund proxy for the U.S. Dollar Index, is off slightly year-to-date...

Over the past month, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP) has gained nearly 5 percent, while the Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE) has tumbled by more than 6 percent. Those performances have been aided by rising expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise...

Legendary trader and chartist Peter Brandt, of Factor LLC recently appeared on RealVision TV. The investor shared a very strong conviction trade idea on the dollar versus the Swiss franc. He proposes a long USD, short Swiss franc pair trade based on price graphs and trading opportunities. Peter...

A Producer Price Index (PPI) is a great indicator for revealing inflation in an economy. The reason being any increases manufacturers pay for goods and raw materials are usually passed on to the consumer, thereby creating an inflation indicator. Switzerland’s PPI has consistently...

UBS Group AG (USA) (NYSE: UBS) reported its quarterly results earlier on Tuesday. Profits for the company jumped year-over-year from 1.05 billion Swiss francs to 1.98 billion Swiss francs ($2.14 billion USD). UBS CFO Tom Naratil was on CNBC after the results to weigh in on the numbers and to...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. FXCM Inc (NYSE: FXCM) shares were trading higher by $0.08 (3.7 percent) at $2.20 in Thursday's session. The company is due to announce Q4 results after the close. Expectations may be very low, as the...

“Switzerland is a place where they don’t like to fight, so they get people to fight for them while they ski and eat chocolate” – Larry David (Seinfeld Co-Creator) Before last Thursday, the Swiss Franc, like the Euro, had been in a steady decline. In fact, from May 7 of...

FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) is the largest currency broker in the U.S. After closing this Thursday with a stock price of $12.63, shares fell to as low as $1.49 on Friday morning...an 88 percent decline. Why did investors lose faith? Heavy selling began after the company issued this press...

The Swiss National Bank on Thursday unexpectedly reversed course on a policy designed to cap the Swiss franc against the euro. The move is designed to bolster the Swiss currency against other foreign markets ahead of any quantitative easing efforts by the European Central Bank. Related...