GBP/USD:
Q4 2010: 1.58
Q1 2011: 1.58
Q2 2011: 1.59
EUR/USD:
Q4 2010: 1.35Q1 2011: 1.35
Q2 2011: 1.35
USD/JPY:
Q4 2010: 84.00
Q1 2011: 85.50
Q2 2011: 88.00
So to summarize, most of the people asked think that the GBP/USD is likely to be close to it's current level of 1.5825 in the coming quarters, whilst they are predicting that the EUR/USD will be slightly lower than it is now at 1.35. For the USD/JPY pair, however, these same experts believe that the US dollar will show some strength and rebound from it's recent sharp downturn.
I personally would not argue with these forecasts. I too think the USD/JPY will be between 85 and 90 in around 6-9 months time, although I think the EUR/USD and the GBP/USD will be higher than they are now. Looking at the long-term charts I would think they would probably be around 1.45 and 1.65-1.70 respectively in Q2 2011.
Of course none of this really matters unless you are a long-term forex trader, but it's always an interesting exercise to make some predictions and look back on them afterwards to see how right (or wrong) you were.

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