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Currency Strategist
Ilya Spivak

My Picks: Stay Short GBPUSD
Expertise: Global Macro
Average Time Frame of Trades: 1 - 6 months

I entered short GBPUSD at 1.5533. Prices have now met my second objective to test the 38.2% Fibonacci expansion at 1.5029. I will continue to hold short, looking for a daily close below this barrier to expose the 50% level at 1.4850. The stop-loss has been revised to trigger on a close above 1.5322, the May 16 swing high.

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Trading Log

Symbol Direction Status Entry Stop Target Date Analyst
GBP/USD short ACTIVE 1.5533 close > 1.5533 below 1.5195 05/03/13 Ilya
USD/CHF long ACTIVE 0.9660 0.9715 (1/2 Closed at 0.9750 for +90) >0.9750 05/21/13 Christopher

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Currency Central Bank Rate Overnight Rate
audaud 2.75% 2.93%
nzdnzd 2.50%
eureur 0.50% 0.02%
cadcad 1.00% 0.99%
gbpgbp 0.50% 0.48%
usdusd 0.25% 0.15%
chfchf 0.00% -0.00%
jpyjpy 0.10% 0.10%
Symbol Roll S Roll B
EUR/USD 0.03 -0.14
USD/JPY -0.04 0.01
GBP/USD -0.12 0.06
USD/CHF -0.12 0.05
EUR/CHF -0.06 0.01
AUD/USD -0.93 0.44
USD/CAD 0.16 -0.34
NZD/USD -0.79 0.36
EUR/GBP 0.08 -0.25
EUR/JPY 0.0 -0.02
GBP/JPY -0.22 0.1
CHF/JPY 0.02 -0.06
Rates shown are the expected rolls in USD for holding one 10k lot today on a typical FXCM Standard account.
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