I am wondering is there an explanation for these immediate sell offs shown at the begining of the day:
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?from=EUR&to=USD&amt=1&t=5d
Are these common?

Answer
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forex charting?

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http://www.forex-markets.com/charts.htm