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FxWirePro: EUR/CHF Option Trade - a Less Returns But Certain Return 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 strangles...
Riksbank Minutes Suggest Room for Gradual EUR/SEK Depreciation – Nomura Research Team at Nomura, draws two key conclusions from the minutes of the Riksbank’s April meeting...
USD/CHF Climbs Further to Test 0.9650 Resistance Continuing with its upward trajectory, the USD/CHF pair has now moved back above 0.9600 level and is currently trading just a tad below 0.9650 level, virtually at the high point of the day...
AUD/USD Door Open for a Test of 0.7410 – UOB The Aussie dollar could see its downside extended to the 0.7410 area, according to analysts at UOB Group. Key Quotes “We turned bearish yesterday but as mentioned, it appears likely that we have the bulk of the current AUD weakness”...
WTI Eases from Highs, Near $45.00 Crude oil prices keep the buoyant sentiment on Thursday, with the barrel of West Texas Intermediate climbing as high as $45.30 in early trade...
Indonesia: Growth Still Likely to Improve from a Slow Q1 - Nomura Research Team at Nomura, notes that the Indonesia’s Q1 GDP growth slowed to a disappointing 4.9% after improving to 5.0% in Q4 2015, led by a moderation in investment spending...
GBP/USD Slides Further Below 1.4500 Handle on Weak UK PMI The GBP/USD pair's up-move to 1.4530 during Asian session got sold into and the pair subsequently dropped back below 1.4500 handle to 1.4445...
JPY: Reluctant to Intervene ahead of the G7 Meeting - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that given the criteria that the US Treasury outlined last week in its report on the international economy and the foreign exchange market, there is some speculation that the MOF could order intervention...
USD/CAD Deflates from Highs ahead of US Data The Canadian dollar is now advancing for the first time after two consecutive pullbacks vs. the greenback, taking USD/CAD to the 1.2830 area...