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What-if below driving forces materialize? a scenario analysis:
1) Eventual repatriation by US corporates-EUR accounts for a third of foreign profits.
2) EUR appreciation delays ECB policy normalization (change in QE guidance delayed until April).
3) Euro growth relapses to 2.0-2.5%.
We could foresee Bearish EURUSD scenarios on above-stated factors.
What-if below driving forces materialize? Alternative scenario analysis:
1) The ECB changes guidance in March, heralding an end to QE in Sept and hikes by 1Q’19.
2) Euro growth sustains above 3% into 2H’18.
3) Concerns about the US twin-deficit intensify.
On above-stated factors, we could foresee the bullish EURUSD scenarios.
OTC outlook and options strategy:
Please be noted that the above nutshell showing 1Y IV skews of this pair that has been well balanced on either side. The implied volatilities have still been lower among the G7 FX space and you could also make out that there has been the shift in long-term hedging sentiments for bearish risks (negative change in risk reversals across longer tenors are substantiated by positively skewed IVs on both OTM and OTM calls strikes).
Well, contemplating these OTC indications, using reverse collar spread options strategy, the investor gets to earn a premium on writing overpriced puts capitalizing on lower IVs, simultaneously add a protective at the money call option bidding positive RRs.
This is a suitable strategy where the aggressively bullish investor sells out of the money puts against a holding of the underlying spot outrights but keeps upside risks on the check.
Buying ITM call options gives you high positive delta, unlimited profit potential, and therefore if you are expecting the underlying FX pair to spike up ascetically with the possibility of going much higher, you would buy ITM calls.
On the flip side, shorting OTM puts fetches you certain returns but limited profit potential as long as the underlying spot FX remain above the strike price so if you are expecting the underlying pair to remain more or less sideways or upwards just a little bit, you would do this instead.
Currency Strength Index: FxWirePro's hourly EUR spot index is displaying shy above -37 levels (which is bearish). While hourly USD spot index was inching towards 31 (bullish) while articulating (at 10:28 GMT).
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