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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

Copper Prices Hit Record Highs as Metals Rally Gains Momentum on Geopolitical Tensions

Copper prices surged to record levels on Thursday, extending a powerful rally across global metals markets as investors increased exposure to physical assets amid escalating geopolitical risks and ongoing supply concerns....

Indonesian Stocks Plunge as MSCI Downgrade Risk Sparks Investor Exodus

Indonesian stocks suffered a dramatic selloff on Thursday, putting the market on course for its largest two-day decline on record as fears of a potential downgrade to frontier market status rattled investors. The benchmark...

Asian Currencies Trade Flat as Dollar Retreats After Fed Decision

Asian currencies traded in a mostly flat-to-lower range on Thursday, while the U.S. dollar weakened after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and struck an optimistic tone on the U.S. economy. Currency...

Philippine Economy Slows in Late 2025, Raising Expectations of Further Rate Cuts

The Philippine economy posted weaker-than-expected growth in the final quarter of 2025, reinforcing concerns about slowing momentum and increasing speculation over further monetary policy easing by the central bank....

South Korea Industry Minister Heads to Washington Amid U.S. Tariff Hike Concerns

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Politics

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Federal Reserve Faces Subpoena Delay Amid Investigation Into Chair Jerome Powell

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Trump Warns Minneapolis Mayor as Immigration Raids Continue Amid Rising Tensions

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Starmer’s China Visit Signals New Era in UK–China Economic Relations

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Jerome Powell Attends Supreme Court Hearing on Trump Effort to Fire Fed Governor, Calling It Historic

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed on Wednesday that he personally attended last weeks Supreme Court arguments related to President Donald Trumps attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, underscoring...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

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Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

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Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Amazon Eye Massive OpenAI Investment Amid $100B Funding Push

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are reportedly in discussions to invest as much as $60 billion combined into artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, signaling a major...

Meta Stock Surges After Q4 2025 Earnings Beat and Strong Q1 2026 Revenue Outlook Despite Higher Capex

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) shares jumped sharply in after-hours trading after the company delivered better-than-expected Q4 2025 earnings and issued a strong revenue forecast for the first quarter of 2026, easing...

Samsung Electronics Posts Record Q4 2025 Profit as AI Chip Demand Soars

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KS:005930) delivered record-breaking revenue and profit in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven largely by booming demand from the artificial intelligence industry for advanced memory chips. The...

Microsoft AI Spending Surge Sparks Investor Jitters Despite Solid Azure Growth

Microsoft rattled investors after reporting record artificial intelligence spending alongside slower-than-expected cloud growth, raising concerns about when its massive AI investments will meaningfully pay off. Following...

Advantest Shares Hit Record High on Strong AI-Driven Earnings and Nvidia Demand

Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) shares surged to a record high on Thursday after the Japanese semiconductor testing equipment maker posted strong fiscal third-quarter earnings and raised its full-year guidance, driven by robust...