FxWirePro: Bullish/bearish scenarios, OTC indications and hedging perspectives of AUD/USD
Feb 20, 2018 06:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Bearish: AUDUSD below 0.76 if: 1) The unemployment rate moves back towards 5.75%, raising risks that the RBA responds to a weakening labour market; 2) The Fed responds to firm labour market outcomes and above trend...
Feb 20, 2018 06:34 am UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals
Chart and candlestick pattern formed: Bearish engulfing long-legged doji candlesticks on the intraday chart (refer 4H chart) and the potential double top pattern has occurred on weekly plotting. Bearish engulfing and...
FxWirePro: CNB doves to bolster EUR/CZK short hedging sentiments through H1’2018
Feb 19, 2018 12:13 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
In CEE FX space, last Friday conveyed two key pieces of data: 1) We received the flash estimate of Q4 GDP, which disappointed slightly at 0.5% QoQ against the consensus expectation of 0.7%. Full-year 2017 GDP growth...
FxWirePro: Bulls eye on bullion – Add longs in XAU and XAG on CME
Feb 19, 2018 11:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We turned bullish on precious metals last Friday as we see strengthening demand fundamentals and higher pricing over the late stages of the current economic expansion. Gold futures contracts for April delivery eased 0.21%...
FxWirePro: Bulls eye on bullion – Add longs in XAU and XAG on CME
Feb 19, 2018 11:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We turned bullish on precious metals last Friday as we see strengthening demand fundamentals and higher pricing over the late stages of the current economic expansion. Gold futures contracts for April delivery eased 0.21%...
FxWirePro: USD/CAD OTC setup and fundamental drivers for optimized hedging via collar spreads
Feb 19, 2018 11:06 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
In this write-up, writing exorbitant calls in collar spreads amid cautious bears has been emphasized. Before that lets have a glance through the shrinking IVs in USDCAD that are creeping up a tad below 7.4-7.38% for...
FxWirePro: Shorting USDJPY near-month straddle vs longs in mid-month strangle
Feb 19, 2018 09:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The yen has erupted higher more recently than that (up 16% vs USD and 25% against GBP in 1H 2016 for example). Thats a reminder that when a currency is as cheap as the yen (USDJPY PPP is at 103 according to the OECD) it...
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