How can I observe exchange rates?

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I need a lot of Euros because I frequently travel to European countries. Therefore, I always have an amount of Euros at home and from time to time I exchange a large amount of Euro. To save some money, I try to observe the exchange rate and try to get a favorable one. Doing this manually is a little bit tedious and therefore I’m looking for a tool that does this for me. The tool should be able to observe a specific exchange rate and inform me via email if a certain rate is achieved or if trend/forecast show that a minimum is reached.

Is there any tool like this available? I’m interested in a generic solution, but for now a tool for CHF – EUR and CHF – USD would also be okay.

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Is there any tool like this available? I'm interested in a generic solution, but for now a tool for CHF - EUR and CHF - USD would also be okay.

Russell McMahon · Answer

While the following is not automated as requested, it is one-click-easy, and present s the desired result in clear and readable form for manual transcription, or for "programmatic action" [tm] depending on your skill set./
Some sites allow you to  easily access pages that clearly display the rates of your choice.
One such is www.xe.com, but there are many others.
Here is XE's CHF -> EUR page (https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CHF&To=EUR)

so you can see how this could be easily manipulated "programmatically".

OANDA - Free unlimited rates by email  
What's the catch? - rates are delayed by one day.
Useful to observe trends. Not so good for sudden blips.
Also current data at various costs .

Many companies WILL provide you with a live rate feed but, sadly but not surprisingly, tend to want $ in return.
Possibly useful:
XE
XE currency data feed - real $s
XE EUR -> USD page
Currency Online - twitter feeds available
FX Street - live rates

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