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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: NZD/USD put yields mammoth, ITM strikes for short-term and OTM strikes for long-term to benefit Vega as IVs likely to rise

May 06, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Technicals

The AUD and NZD remained in a holding pattern ahead of todays RBA statement plus US jobs report, while US interest rates fell. The US dollar index (DXY) rose by around 0.7% overnight, while NZD ranged between 0.6876 and...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: NZD bulls rise in trending up channel - go short in NZD/USD upon breach below channel support

May 06, 2016 06:40 am UTC| Technicals

In last couple of weeks, weve been observing bulls taking their role in rising channel pattern. But, the current prices have now slid below DMAs, a decisive break below channel support creates more bearish pressures,...

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FxWirePro: Importance of XAU/USD delta derivatives in hedging strategies during higher IV times

May 05, 2016 12:50 pm UTC| Commentary

As we see some downside potential now in short terms on this yellow metal as the bulls could not hold onto the recent peaks of 1303.68. As a result, we could see shooting star pattern at peaks of 1291.34 levels with...

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FxWirePro: Cable oscillates in topsy-turvy trend, break below “1.4462” to resume bears business in action

May 05, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Technicals

We had explicitly made a mention in the below statement, now see what has happened: Breaks resistance at 1.4573 levels but sustenance is questionable, but dont jump into conclusion wait for confirmation, short term...

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FxWirePro: EUR/CHF Option Trade - “Less returns but certain returns”

May 05, 2016 10:43 am UTC| Commentary

The sale of straddles is usually executed using at the money strikes. A trader can attain more probabilities of certain yields by selling a combination with different strike prices via something called shorting...

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FxWirePro: A few worthy words on USD/CAD “Covered Straddles” on bullish neutral risk reversals and fading vols

May 05, 2016 10:39 am UTC| Commentary

USDCAD spot FX is trading at 1.2838. IVs of 1W ATM contracts are at 13.57% and 12.10% for 1M tenors. As the IV is likely to reduce in near future, lets suppose that we execute an option trading positions by shorting 1W...

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FxWirePro: Is 38.2% retracement suffice for USD/CAD? Can upswings form handle formation in conjunction with saucer pattern?

May 05, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Technicals

Technical watch: It seems CAD taking a halt from its intermediary bull run against USD (see both daily and monthly plotting). Upswings in USDCAD spiked above DMAs but testing resistance at 1.2859, break above...

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Economy

Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Countries Imposing Digital Services Taxes on U.S. Tech Firms

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States will impose a 100% tariff on imports from any country that enforces digital services taxes (DSTs) on American technology companies, significantly...

US Dollar Slips After PCE Inflation Data as Fed Rate Hike Expectations Stay Elevated

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Friday, extending its decline for a second consecutive session after a six-day winning streak pushed the greenback to its strongest level since May 2025. Despite the modest pullback, the...

Gold Price Ends Lower for Fourth Week Despite Rebound as Fed Rate Hike Bets Strengthen

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Politics

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NATO Strengthens Arctic Defense as Russia Expands Military Presence

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Science

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Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

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SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

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Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

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China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

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Technology

Italy Investigates Microsoft Over Microsoft 365 AI Subscription Price Hike

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SpaceX, Charter Communications Explore Mobile Partnership to Expand Starlink Wireless Service

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OpenAI IPO Delay Weighs on SoftBank Shares as AI Valuation Concerns Grow

SoftBank Group (TYO:9984) shares tumbled sharply on Friday after a report suggested that OpenAI is considering postponing its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), delaying what many investors had expected to...

Apple Supplier Stocks Slide as Samsung, SK Hynix Lead Selloff After Apple Price Hikes

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