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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: EUR/JPY 1w IVs to favor writers, bearish pace to decelerate – Arrest tepid dips via butterfly put spreads

Dec 29, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Although the bearish swings in themajor trend of EURJPY seemto be threatening, you observe range bounded trend has been persisting from last fortnight or so (upper range at 123.507 and lower range at 121.734...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

What FxWirePro anticipates with WTI call spreads, Irag targets the same

Dec 29, 2016 10:48 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Yes, we at FxWirePro have constantly been calling for bullish figures on WTI crude oil prices in our write ups on hedging and technical analysis sections. Subsequently, the optimal hedging vehicles have also been advocated...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY swings move in sync with 1M ATM IVs – Capitalizing on dips and HY vols likely to favor PRBS

Dec 29, 2016 10:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Please be noted that the IVs of ATM contracts of 1m and 2w tenors are spiking shy above 11.7% and 12.75% respectively, this has been justified by historical volatilities in spot FX fluctuations (see big real body candles...

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FxWirePro: USD/MXN bulls hover above DMAs and EMAs in rising wedge formation but with lacking momentum – Strangle shorts to speculate

Dec 28, 2016 13:23 pm UTC| Technicals

On daily terms, the current prices spike after testing support at 7DMA, rallies well supported with bullish DMA crossover but no momentum confirmation. The price upswings are going in rising wedge on weekly terms, the...

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FxWirePro: WTI edges above $54, call spread targets $60 despite implieds likely to dip after OPEC but forwards to chase 1y risk reversals

Dec 28, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis

Crude oil futures for February delivery on the NYME tacked on 21 cents, or 0.39%, edges higher to $54.11 a barrel by 09:20GMT, after climbing 88 cents, or 1.66%, a day earlier. This bullish sentiment is majorly due to less...

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FxWirePro: Surging Mexican trade balance due to rising exports to fuel USD/MXN appreciation – Moneyness of vanilla options for exports payables

Dec 28, 2016 11:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Research & Analysis

The Mexican peso has been one among the worst performers in the EMFX market during the two months.USDMXN today spiked back toward the 20.80 zone. The pair rose from 20.60 to 20.77. It was trading at 20.75, up 0.72% for...

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FxWirePro: Try USD/JPY butterfly put spreads for range bounded trend and dreary IVs, uphold ITM and OTM longs to capitalize on 1w skews

Dec 28, 2016 09:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis

From last 2 weeks, USDJPY bull trend remains stuck in an 117-118.500 range (weve seen thenon-directional trend and shrinking bullish momentum in our recent technical write up). Thus, we continue to foresee the sideways...

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Economy

South Korea Central Bank Signals Inflation Concerns as Oil Prices Surge

South Koreas central bank is expected to place greater emphasis on inflation control after rising global oil prices triggered concerns that inflation could move above the Bank of Koreas 2% target. The warning came from...

Norway Core Inflation Hits 3.2% in April, Fueling Interest Rate Hike Expectations

Norways annual core inflation rate climbed to 3.2% in April, reinforcing expectations that the countrys central bank could maintain higher interest rates for a longer period. The latest figures, released by Statistics...

Goldman Sachs Delays Fed Rate Cut Forecast to 2026 Amid Rising Inflation Concerns

Goldman Sachs has pushed back its forecast for U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, now expecting reductions in December 2026 and March 2027 instead of the previously projected September and December 2026 cuts. The...

ECB Signals Possible Interest Rate Move if Inflation Outlook Fails to Improve

European Central Bank (ECB) governing council member Martin Kocher signaled that the ECB may soon need to adjust interest rates if inflation in the eurozone does not show meaningful improvement. His comments, published...

Indian Stock Market Drops as Iran Conflict Fuels Oil Price and Inflation Fears

Indian stock markets opened sharply lower on Monday as investors reacted to growing concerns over the economic fallout from the escalating Middle East conflict and rising crude oil prices. The Nifty 50 index declined 1.2%...

Politics

US Auto Industry Urges Trump to Block Chinese EV Market Access

As President Donald Trump prepares for a high-profile meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, pressure is mounting from U.S. automakers, lawmakers, unions, and manufacturers urging the administration to keep Chinese...

Trump-Xi Summit Sparks Renewed Hope for Americans Detained in China

Families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to raise their cases during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The detainees, Dawn Michelle Hunt and...

Trump Rejects Iran Proposal as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Pushes Oil Prices Higher

Oil prices surged Monday after former U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Irans latest response to a U.S.-backed peace proposal, raising fears that the ongoing Middle East conflict could intensify and further disrupt...

Taiwan Confident in Strong U.S. Relations Ahead of Trump-Xi China Summit

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Monday that Taipei remains confident in the stable growth of Taiwan-U.S. relations as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for a high-profile visit to China this week. Trump is...

Netanyahu Signals Plan to End Reliance on U.S. Military Aid Within 10 Years

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel aims to gradually eliminate its dependence on U.S. military assistance over the next decade while expanding strategic partnerships with Gulf nations. In an interview...

Science

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

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

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

Technology

Nintendo Shares Tumble as Weak Forecast and Rising Switch 2 Costs Worry Investors

Nintendo shares plunged on Monday after the Japanese gaming giant posted annual earnings that missed analyst expectations and issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for the current fiscal year. The disappointing forecast...

AI-Driven Inflation Raises U.S. Consumer Prices, Goldman Sachs Says

Artificial intelligence is starting to increase U.S. consumer prices through rising costs in electronics, software, and electricity, according to a new Goldman Sachs report. The investment bank said AI-related inflation...

Judge Delays SEC Settlement With Elon Musk Over Twitter Stock Disclosure Case

A federal judge has declined to immediately approve a proposed $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied to Musks 2022 Twitter stock purchase disclosures. The...

Broadcom Eyes $35 Billion AI Chip Financing Deal With Apollo and Blackstone

Broadcom Inc. is reportedly in discussions with Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Inc. to secure around $35 billion in financing for its expanding artificial intelligence chip business, according to a Bloomberg...

Dell Stock Hits Record High After Trump Endorsement, AI Server Demand Fuels Rally

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE: DELL) surged to an all-time high on Friday after receiving a public endorsement from President Donald Trump during a White House event. The president encouraged Americans to go out and buy...