Currency Pairs

April 11th, 2011, 05:27 AM

Watch as many or as few as you are comfortable with. I currently watch around 40 markets 20 of which are currencies. I also like to track the main fx drivers usdx, gbpx, chfx, jpyx, eurx. The other markets are either stock index's or commodities.

April 13th, 2011, 01:08 PM

rtrade

I'm currently watching EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY...

What other currency pairs do recommend watching? and Why?

Is watching 10 currency pairs too much?

I feel it depends on various things such as trading style, timeframe, etc etc.. I focus on Eur/Usd, but sometimes watch Usd/Jpy. Reason is EurUsd moves a lot and has low spread. Jpy has been moving lately and also has low spread. For my style it's much easier with the lowest spread. If I were to go out a little longer, as I tried before, I would watch GbpUsd and EurChf since they both trend nicely.

I prefer to watch only one pair at a time regardless. It allows me to focus and get a better feeling for what's going on.

April 19th, 2011, 04:55 PM

Some people above have stated that the USD/CHF pair is good. I second that motion. The franc is stable because Switzerland is so neutral and such a small country. It is a good benchmark.

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Currency Pairs