--- title: Swedish krona immune to volatility? description: The Swedish krona (SEK) has halved in value against the euro since 1976. Technical analysis of EUR-SEK in March 2020. image: https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hubfs/2.%20FRANCE/Marketing/01-%20BLOG/2-%20Featured%20images/cover-blog-economie.jpg --- [Want to see the iBanFirst platform in action? 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![Post Picture](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hubfs/2.%20FRANCE/Marketing/01-%20BLOG/2-%20Featured%20images/cover-blog-economie.jpg) [Blog](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/en) ![arrow right](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hubfs/NEW-blog/icons/arrow_right_green.svg) [FX Market News](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/en/tag/fx-market-news#topics-list) ![Post Picture](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hubfs/2.%20FRANCE/Marketing/01-%20BLOG/2-%20Featured%20images/cover-blog-economie.jpg) Publication date 2 May 2020 Share this article [![Share on linkedin](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hubfs/NEW-blog/icons/linkedin_white.svg)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.ibanfirst.com%2Fen%2Fswedish-krona-immune-to-volatility%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on twitter](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hubfs/NEW-blog/icons/twitter_white.svg)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.ibanfirst.com%2Fen%2Fswedish-krona-immune-to-volatility%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.ibanfirst.com%2Fen%2Fswedish-krona-immune-to-volatility%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=) [![Share on facebook](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hubfs/NEW-blog/icons/facebook_white.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.ibanfirst.com%2Fen%2Fswedish-krona-immune-to-volatility%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) Publication date 2 May 2020 **One euro currently buys around 10.93 Swedish krona. When assessing the EUR/SEK currency pair trend from a long-term perspective, it becomes apparent that — counting back to the end of 1976 — the Swedish krona has halved in value. In other words: over the period from 1977 up to the end of 2008, the currency pair doubled from EUR/SEK 5.0159 to EUR/SEK 10.9235 at the end of 2008.** Viewed in hindsight, the end of 2008 was a volatile period, due to the occurrence of an international banking crisis. The monthly price chart clearly shows the effect this crisis had on the value of the euro versus the Swedish krona. In the years that followed, the euro suddenly came under pressure due to increasing tension in relation to European national debts, especially in Mediterranean countries. This sentiment only went into reverse in March 2009, when the currency pair’s highest every value was recorded at EUR/SEK 11.786. After this point, the euro lost nearly a third of its value compared to the Swedish krona.   Once the euro crisis had abated, confidence in the euro started to grow, to the detriment of the Swedish krona. This led to a rising trend channel, in which EUR/SEK continues to evolve in a process of higher troughs and higher peaks. In March this year, the volatility of the pair suddenly increased, as demonstrated by a technical indicator known as “Average True Range” (ATR). Three EUR/SEK measurements were taken, being: - the range between the highest value and the lowest value, - the difference between the closing value in February compared to the highest value in March, and - the difference between the closing value in February compared to the closing value in March this year.  The average biggest range of the three measurements is shown on the ATR bar chart. Now that a 2008-style crisis appears to be upon us again, an upsurge towards EUR/SEK 11.78 — as at the start of 2009 — is possible once again. As a reminder, in the first few months of 2009, the currency pair fluctuated between EUR/SEK 10.41 and EUR/SEK 11.78. After that period, the dust settled and the euro started to fall. ![eursek 230420](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eursek%20230420.jpg?width=1887&name=eursek%20230420.jpg) ##### **EUR/USD** Following the wild fluctuations in EUR/USD, swings are getting smaller and the selling pressure on the euro is becoming more evident EUR/USD on an hourly basis, updated to 22 April 2020:  ![eurusd 220420 ibanfirst](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eurusd%20220420%20ibanfirst.jpg?width=1888&name=eurusd%20220420%20ibanfirst.jpg) ##### **EUR/JPY threatens support** The euro has weakened against the Japanese yen and is threatening to sink below its 2019 nadir to EUR/JPY 111 this year ##### **EUR/JPY since 2018** **![eurjpy 2204 ibanfirst](https://blog.ibanfirst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eurjpy%202204%20ibanfirst.jpg?width=1889&name=eurjpy%202204%20ibanfirst.jpg)** *This marketing information was compiled by Edward Loef (mail@edwardloef.com). 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