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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: AUD/JPY trend analysis - encourage intraday bulls, short term speculators and long term bears to prolong

Apr 12, 2016 05:17 am UTC| Technicals

Please be noted that we were bearish bias and accordingly we suggested shorts in this pair. Refer below link for further readings on our earlier post on this...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Gold's hedging conversion - book profits in call shorts in 3-way straddle, stay firm with straddle by adding OTM put writing

Apr 11, 2016 15:34 pm UTC| Technicals

We had advocated a 3-way straddle versus OTM Call on 31st March, by now the shorts on those calls would have fetched a handsome returns. Refer below link for mire readings on earlier...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Do you expect CZK's further appreciation amid CNB's intervention? Hedge USD/CZK uncertainties using debit spreads

Apr 11, 2016 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technicals

CNBs (Czech National Bank) latest board minutes confirm that the CB has actively been debating negative interest rates. The bulk of board members still ponder that there is no need for this tool and that it could...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/GBP IVs favour option writers, best bids in bullish neutral risk reversals for credit combos for speculation

Apr 11, 2016 12:31 pm UTC| Technology

The implied volatilities flashed screaming off as the euro crosses tumbled reasonably ahead of the data events in this week, especially German French CPI and euro area trade balance. The above table ranks in rising...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Expect EUR/GBP interim justifiable corrections after jump above 61.8% fibos - stay short via tunnels for targets of 20-25 pips

Apr 11, 2016 11:19 am UTC| Technicals

It is quite puzzling if you want to understand the technical intricacies of this pair, (to be precise in simple terms, this pair may dip a little in short term but long term uptrend still remains intact). In a steep up...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: AUD/USD option sensitivity table indicates IVs conducive for OTM strikes

Apr 11, 2016 10:03 am UTC| Technicals

Weve summarized AUDUSD FX option information in sequence of the vanilla options market in the sensitivity table which comprises of Black-Scholes implied volatilities for different maturities and moneyness levels. And...

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FxWirePro: AUD/USD whipsaws on DMAs, leading oscillators noise with overbought pressures and selling momentum, bear trend to resume

Apr 11, 2016 09:19 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/USD is struggling to break resistance at 0.7572 (21DMA), yesterday also tested the resistance at the same levels, as a result we think since it doesnt manage to break above decisively on a closing basis which would...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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Technology

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