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FxWirePro: USD/CHF key support at 1.0057, bullish in the short term

Nov 17, 2015 13:44 pm UTC| Technicals

The USD/CHF has bounced back towards 0.9136 levels, after failing to break below 1.0057 support level. The pair has been trading in bullish trend off late and it is set to continue advancing further. As long as the...

FxWirePro: Brent might drop towards $38/barrel area

Nov 17, 2015 13:17 pm UTC| Technicals

Gains over Paris attack and increased bombing raid might prove limited in crude oil as supply surplus remains too large. Brent, global benchmark of North Sea, might soon resume its downtrend. According to latest...

GBP/CAD Trade Idea

Nov 17, 2015 12:12 pm UTC| Technicals

Pattern formed -Triple Top Potential Reversal Zone (PRZ)- 2.033 GBP/CAD has once again retreated after making a high of 2.0325 level. It is currently trading around 2.02390. UK Core CPI( Y-O-Y) is at +1.1%...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Offsetting USD/CAD via option arbitrage as NPV of ATM puts seem costlier

Nov 17, 2015 12:02 pm UTC| Technicals

The implied volatility of ATM contracts for near month expiries of this the pair is at around 8.9% and for 1w expiry at 8.4%. NPV of 1w ATM put is 552.60 while premiums trading above 19.02% at USD 657.67 for lot size...

CAD/JPY takes support near trend line support, jump till 93.25 is possible

Nov 17, 2015 11:47 am UTC| Technicals

CAD/JPY has recovered till 92.67 at the time of writing and declined till 91.78. It is currently trading around 92.60 The pairs minor resistance is around 92.70 and any break above will take the pair till...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Employ EUR/USD diagonal backspreads on highest IV and risk reversal among G20 space

Nov 17, 2015 11:21 am UTC| Technicals

As you can observe from the diagram the implied volatility for near month at the money contract of this G7 major has been highest among currency pool, likely to perceive at 12% for 1m expiry. While delta risk reversal...

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY rejected at lows, good to buy dips

Nov 17, 2015 10:45 am UTC| Technicals

A long tail on candlesticks suggests EUR/JPY found buying pressure at lows which saw the pair bounce back from 130.64 levels on Monday The pair stays above the 131 handle, currently trades at 131.43, with immediate...

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Economy

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Politics

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US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

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US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about

As hundreds of New York police officers in riot gear were called in to clear away a student protest at Columbia University on Tuesday night, the university president Nemat Shafik was saying she had no choice but to take...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

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The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

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Technology

Former SEC Commissioner Criticizes Broad Crypto Definitions, Lubin Challenges SEC

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OpenAI Set to Unveil Google Rival Search Tool Next Monday, Sources Reveal

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