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Amid highly volatile economic environment, shielding currency exposure has become too risky than before. In this series we provide an intelligent insights and analysis on actionable FX derivative strategies that serve different levels of risk appetites and returns.

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: NZ swap yields creeping in snail’s pace ahead of RBNZ’s easing – NZD/USD debit spreads best serve hedging objectives

Nov 27, 2015 08:47 am UTC| Technicals

NZD fell from 0.6597 to 0.6565 before steadying around 0.6570. The resumption of the US dollar uptrend should weigh on the NZD during the next few months. We target 0.62 by year end. The two main factors expected to...

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FxWirePro: Dubious on USD/SGD’s uptrend? Then delta hedge ATM calls on puzzling swings

Nov 26, 2015 14:43 pm UTC| Technicals

We dont think any weakness is disrupting ongoing USD/SGDs uptrend. Instead, the prevailing uptrend for USD/SGD seems to be corrected in short term (heading towards 23.6% Fibonacci retracement) But our convictions...

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FxWirePro: Gold seems vulnerable in global economic cycle - Stay Hedged with Option Strips

Nov 26, 2015 12:57 pm UTC| Technicals

Fundamental glimpse: For us, global economy looks seems under recessionary cycle as all asset classes have been struggling coupled with some other macroeconomic indicators, as a result golds tumble has also been...

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FxWirePro: Disparity between EUR/JPY IVs and ATM premiums – use backspreads i/o naked contracts or strips

Nov 26, 2015 07:26 am UTC| Technicals

Please observe the IV factor for ATM contracts with 1w expiries. It is creeping down from last weeks 8% to 7.2% for 1 week maturities. On the flip side, EURJPY ATM puts are priced 13.22% above NPV which would mean that...

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FxWirePro: AUD/CAD forms double top, bear trend intensifying – speculate with one touch vega puts

Nov 26, 2015 07:21 am UTC| Technicals

Both Intraday and EOD charts signal flaws in this pair that would plunge down up to 0.9599 levels. As shown in the intraday charts, the pair forms double top with peak 1 at 0.9665, peak 2 at 0.9679 and neckline at...

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FxWirePro: EUR/JPY weakness bolstering, just 65 pips away from our target - next targets at 128.05

Nov 26, 2015 05:51 am UTC| Technicals

Well, nothing much is happening but tumbling as anticipated earlier. Its advisable to use a combination of patterns and indicators to determine yourtrading strategy on swing trading perspectives. Most probable...

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FxWirePro: Stay long in USD/TRY via debit call spread on healthy uptrend

Nov 25, 2015 14:11 pm UTC| Technicals

On swing trading perspectives, we are recommending to buy 1M 1% in the money 0.68 delta calls and simultaneously short 1w (0.5%) out of the money call with positive theta, the combined delta value should be around...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

The Mattei Plan: why Giorgia Meloni is looking to Africa

Since coming to power, Giorgia Melonis government has been remarkably orthodox in its foreign policy. Unwavering support for Ukraine, loyalty to the Atlantic Alliance and full participation in the European Union - these...

Politics

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Military conscription is returning to Europe, but is it really a more equal way of mobilising? What history tells us

The idea that conscription, defined as the compulsory enlistment of citizens for military service, can increase equality and instil a sense of solidarity that transcends traditional societal divides has echoed throughout...

The 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

Across Portugal, a number of photography exhibitions are currently on display that commemorate the ousting of the Estado Novo, the dictatorial, authoritarian and corporatist political regime that had ruled the country...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

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

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

Google Axes 200 ‘Core’ Workers, Transfers Jobs to India and Mexico Amid Restructuring

Google LLC is reducing its workforce again in its latest restructuring efforts. The tech company announced it would axe at least 200 staff from its core teams. According to CNBC, this core unit is responsible for...

Analyst Sees Shiba Inu Hitting $0.00007 Despite Major Token Dump

A Shiba Inu whale recently dumped massive SHIB tokens on Coinbase, one of the worlds top cryptocurrency exchanges. The enormous volume of SHIB offloaded quickly sparked a gloomy feeling among crypto market aficionados...

Casio Joins NFT Trend with Astar zkEVM, Unveils Anniversary Collection

Casio, one of the worlds leading watch companies, has joined the battle for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in partnership with Astars zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine. The Casio watch NFTs will go online on May...

Tron's Justin Sun Boosts Dogecoin, Shiba Inu at Token 2049 Conference

At the Token 2049 conference, Tron founder Justin Sun endorsed popular meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, emphasizing their pivotal distinction from traditional finance and celebrating their community-driven...

Bitcoin Dips 11% Post-Halving: Unexpected Decline Shocks Investors

Bitcoins price has unexpectedly fallen by 11% since the halving on April 20, stirring concerns among investors hoping for a post-halving surge. According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin dropped below $57,000 on May...