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FxWirePro: EUR/CAD rallies seem exhausted - collars for hedging

We had earlier also traced out bearish indications to head towards 1.4355 and even the levels up to 1.4150. As the highs of 1.4387 are once again rejected at trendline resistance (see circled area).  

For now the pair is the most likely to retest 1.4182 contemplating significant support for bulls at these levels. We believe if it holds these levels then healthy bounce back may happen otherwise the declines until 1.3979 is also possible (i.e. previous channel distance).

If you predict Euro to spike up against Canadian dollar, then cover your underlying currency exposures with collars strategy.

This strategy is for those who have Euro exposure at present who are concerned about a correction and wish to hedge the long spot currency position. So, how do you do that? The hedger takes following positions to construct this strategy:

Write an OTM call option + hold an ITM put option (near month Call & mid month put).

This helps as a means to hedge a long position in the underlying outrights by holding longs on protective put.

Thereby, any declines in this pair would be taken care by ITM put options since the holder of the put option will have right to sell at predetermined strike price at expiry in case of European style options.

Maximum return = Strike price of call - Currency spot FX - net premium paid.

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