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Swiss National Bank Intervention Half Life: Down To 2 Hours

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From the moment the SNB intervened in the EURCHF, to the point where the pair went unchanged on the day, a whopping two hours have expired. The last time the SNB intervened, the return to unchanged took 4 hours, and 8 before that. The next time the SNB buys up EUR, we expect the return to unchanged to take one hour or less.




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Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:40 | Link to Comment docj
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CHF (exhaling cig smoke): So, was it good for you?

EUR (sarcastically): Yeah, for the, like, 3-seconds it lasted...

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:44 | Link to Comment ZackAttack
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EUR: So, do you smoke after intervention

 

CHF (looking under the covers): I don't know, I never looked.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:03 | Link to Comment Busy-Body
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CHF:  I usually just burst right into flames...........

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 17:17 | Link to Comment LeBalance
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oooooohhhhh....

paper boy

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:59 | Link to Comment Debtless
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+2 funny.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:40 | Link to Comment jbc77
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I fucking love it.......

Do they dare crank it twice in one day?

I love it when central bankers are made to look like fools!!!!!!!

 

 

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:44 | Link to Comment ZeroPower
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So how about that AMZN today?

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:08 | Link to Comment Cognitive Dissonance
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Today's drop took it below the 200 day. And the rebound bounced off the bottom side of the 200 day. Oops.

Better not close down here or a lot of people will be looking to sell sell sell.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:10 | Link to Comment carbonmutant
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Will the IMF bailout the SNB?

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:15 | Link to Comment Trichy
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Of course they will, CS and UBS balance sheets combined amount to 13x swiss gdp, and there are alot of goodies in that bag, Canary warf, hungary, spain etc etc etc

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 20:23 | Link to Comment ZeroPower
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Yup, and if it ever gets below 110, nice gap fill to find!

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 15:45 | Link to Comment firstdivision
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The Robo's are desperately holding onto ES1060 with all their might today.  Kind of odd to close up on such a slow news day. 

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:48 | Link to Comment LoneStarHog
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I am waiting for the time to go negative.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:49 | Link to Comment M31Capital
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And its GONE!  What? You're money is gone.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:58 | Link to Comment Slash
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BAHAHAHAAHA!!!

 

here let me just put this into a trading account, ok now we'll just buy some puts, sell some calls, ok AND IT'S GONE!............next! do you have any money with this bank sir? oh no, that money is gone. next please!

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:59 | Link to Comment schoolsout
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South Park?  That was a good episode if that is where the reference is coming from.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:25 | Link to Comment John McCloy
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This line is for bank customers ONLY!!!

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:53 | Link to Comment John McCloy
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Ok now it is Ben's turn. Buy some Euros Benjiman

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:55 | Link to Comment firstdivision
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So basically in every HF and IB, there is someone that watches EURCHF 24/7 for these moves.  The minute it shoots up they hit the sell button.  NOICE!

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 13:56 | Link to Comment John McCloy
Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:01 | Link to Comment Mikebrah
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2 hours until close and volume is above normal.  Must-see-TV into the close today.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:05 | Link to Comment John McCloy
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And it is only Tuesday..I suppose we need more AH Future/Euro pumps

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:12 | Link to Comment Mr Lennon Hendrix
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Only Tuesday?  Tuesdays are the best!

But I know what you mean.  Long week to go....

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:35 | Link to Comment Mikebrah
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Spoke too soon I guess.  A high volume up day? Could it be?

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:02 | Link to Comment SayItAintSo
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I feel like I'm watching a low budget porno where all the central bankers are waiting their turn to gang-bang the Euro....

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:05 | Link to Comment Busy-Body
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But I guess the question would be:  who goes last and do they deliver the "money shot"?

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:09 | Link to Comment ZackAttack
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Gotta wonder what the euro equivalent of the bow-chicka-bow-bow music is.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:22 | Link to Comment Hephasteus
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Theme from terminator.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:08 | Link to Comment carbonmutant
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 This is like a mackerel. If the SNB stops buying the EURO dies. Even a minor slowdown in purchasing causes the EURO to fall.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:10 | Link to Comment Trichy
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As my grandpa used to say,

Don't pee into the headwind.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:12 | Link to Comment diwolf
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Swiss own much gold which appreciates in price right now. I think 40% of their currency is backed by gold now.

 

I shouldnt be forced to use captcha when already logged in. What is this for a logic?

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:16 | Link to Comment Trichy
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Rumours has it they don't own as much as we or they think.

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:42 | Link to Comment Cognitive Dissonance
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Do you have your browser set up to clear your cache or history every time you close the browser? Or maybe your security software is doing it to you?

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:39 | Link to Comment Pretorian
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 I would still wait and watch for confirmation if it was SNB action since came on European closing  my guess would be the big boys took this shoot to discourage short position from every day traders like us.Cheers

 

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 15:08 | Link to Comment Cursive
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It's like a vending machine that keeps eating their money.  You'll never get that Marathon bar!

Tue, 06/08/2010 - 15:12 | Link to Comment firstdivision
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Big Ben, keep cranking!  We might be able to close in the green today.  Go Go Ben-gaget printing press! 

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