The GBPCHF pair is the abbreviation of the British Pound against Swiss Franc. This pair is the oldest currency cross rate with regard to USD. Speculative volatility is provided by GBP presence in the quote. The high cost of the lot in the cross rate allows to earn on short-term operations. Dramatic reversals on the news are technically characteristic: in case of publishing positive data for pound, purchases are always careful, and in case of any negative data pound sells quickly and capital moves to the Swiss Franc which is safer. To trade this pair is only recommended to experienced traders. The economic releases that influence the pair the most are the main economic indicators of Great Britain, Eurozone, Switzerland, and the USA (discount rate, GDP, inflation, unemployment level, CPI, PMI, among others). Other events that influence the pair are statements made by officials of those countries, currency interventions of Swiss franc, monetary policies of the ECB and the Bank of England. The pair is highly liquid only during the European session.