Trader Insight: 3 currencies with extensive price action

Sterling-Dollar leading the pack after gaining 0.45%

Markets are up including news that USD/JPY drawing back 0.38% to 136.19. USD/CAD trades at 1.3568 after losing 0.21%.

Today's price action is taking place amid mixed market indicators – United States Initial Jobless Claims came out at 190,000, better than analyst estimates of 195,000 and improving upon the previous reading of 192,000.

Assets that recorded the greatest percentage change in relation to their peers are designated as "Top Movers" with the most active currencies listed below.

Bullish currency pair the Pound runs out of steam at 1.2088; currently at 1.1996

Tentatively higher from an earlier low of 1.1926, the British Pound is up to 1.1996 today, adding 53 pips, or 0.45%, to yesterday's closing price of 1.1943.

Aussie-Dollar | +0.39% in mid-session

After setting a supportive marker at 0.6213 around 4 months ago, Aussie-Dollar is now trading 8.36% higher.

Dollar-Swiss | Currently down 0.47% at 0.9374

After hitting its highest point in 2 months at 0.944, USD/CHF dropped by 66 pips and is now trading at 0.9374. Having set a significant low of 0.9087 30 days ago, Dollar-Swiss is trading 3.64% higher.