Over the past few trading days, the British pound has been confined to a very tight trading range. The following chart illustrates the predicament that GBP/USD traders find themselves in right now and I believe that the breakout will be to downside with the GBP/USD testing 1.60 in the near term.
This morning, [...]

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**Update on 6/30/09 at 1:30pm - GBP/JPY hit an intraday high of 160.27, hopefully you were able to bank some pips on this trade. The reversal candle that we have right now suggests that we could see a deeper pullback to 156.
We have a nice upside breakout in GBP/JPY this morning that has been [...]

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The Euro and British pound are selling off aggressively today on the heels of comments from government officials and market players.
Risk aversion has been a theme in the markets following the weaker than expected jobless claims and durable goods report from the US (read my full insight on these numbers at FX360.com)
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There has been a lot of volatility in the foreign exchange market this morning, driving currencies to historic levels:
GBP/USD - 23 Year Low
USD/JPY - 13 Year Low
NZD/USD - 6 Year Low
EUR/JPY - 6 Year Low
CAD/JPY - 13 Year Low
GBP/JPY - Record Low
NZD/JPY - 8 Year Low
The most significant moves have been in the British pound, [...]

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With the US markets closed for Martin Luther King’s Day, the odds were skewed towards a quiet trading. However, big news in Europe has made it anything BUT quiet.
After hitting an intraday high above 1.33, the EUR/USD has sold off aggressively on news that Standard and Poors downgraded the sovereign [...]

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