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GBP/CHF slips toward the 1.05 handle as DXY steadies and SNB stays easy
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Summary:
GBP/CHF trades around the 1.05 handle after a soft UK macro pulse and a steadier dollar backdrop, while the Swiss National Bank reiterates that its 0% policy rate is appropriate with inflation inside the 0–2% band...
Sell
TradingGBPCHF
EXP
1.04700
Entry Price
1.04000
TP
1.05000
SL
1.04575 -0.00103 -0.10%
0
Point
Flat
1.04000
TP
CLOSING
1.04700
Entry Price
1.05000
SL
Overview
The cross has been leaning lower since UK CPI plateaued at 3.8% y/y and BoE communications shifted to a knife-edge hold that flirts with cuts but refuses to pre-commit, a configuration that offers sterling little fresh rate support.
At the same time, SNB minutes and follow-up commentary underscored that inflation sits within target and the 0% policy rate is “in a good position,” removing catalysts for CHF weakness from policy and quietly re-anchoring the franc. With the U.S. Dollar Index revolving near 99.3–99.8 as U.S. data returns, GBP/CHF lacks a macro tailwind to clear resistance, and spot clustering near the 1.05 figure on public converters is consistent with a market fading strength while SNB policy stays steady.
Market sentiment
Positioning is “risk-aware but not defensive,” with VIX around 19–20—high enough to cap exuberant carry but not high enough to spark a CHF panic bid. In that middle regime, relative policy credibility does more work than pure risk tone, and the current mix favors the franc on rallies because the SNB’s on-hold stance is clear while the BoE is edging only gradually toward easing. Dollar steadiness around the 99–100 shelf also dampens impulse sterling spikes against low-beta currencies like CHF.
Technical analysis
Structure tilts bearish-to-range with rallies failing. Price action is spending more time beneath or at the Bollinger mid-line, and pops toward the 20-period mean have been rejected, preserving a sequence of lower intraday highs. On Ichimoku, price is rotating under or into the underside of the Kumo; the cloud top aligns with recent failed bounces, turning that band into dynamic resistance. Stochastic has rolled down from mid-range; fresh %K < %D crosses near the 50 zone on shallow upticks typically precede lower-band extensions when the mid-line caps.
The tactical read is to sell into pushes toward the M15 mid-band/cloud confluence while the 1.05 area acts as the magnet and the SNB policy floor keeps CHF firm.
Trade Recommendations
Entry: 1.0470
TP: 1.0400
SL: 1.050
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