FxWirePro: GBP/AUD vega longs and theta shorts in 3-way straddles versus OTM call as hedging vehicle ahead of UK PMIs and Aussie trade balance

Jan 02, 2017 10:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The PMI in theUK has provided a first taster. The coming weeks UK PMI data (Tue-Thu) and BoE credit data (Wed) will provide further color on Q4 trends. Survey data for December so far including GfK consumer confidence and...

FxWirePro: Dollar surges as EXIMs accounts for widened US trade deficit

Dec 30, 2016 08:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The US November advance trade in goods report showed a modest widening in the deficit to $65.3bn on the month, versus $61.9bn in October. The widening is more prominent when cpmpared against August ($59.0bn) and September...

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FxWirePro: Euro OTC markets bolster in anticipation of ECB’s extension of asset purchase and lingering political risks in 2017

Dec 30, 2016 06:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

ECB extends asset purchases to end-2017: The monthly pace of purchases, however, will be reduced The ECB on 8 December announced that it would extend the end date of its asset purchase programme by nine months to the end...

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FxWirePro’s flirting with cable strips combinations prove more profitable than married naked puts (American style derives more than 100% yields)

Dec 29, 2016 13:45 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Well, it has just been 10 days ago that our option trade recommendation took place, please see below weblink for the evidence of yielding/payoff...

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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...

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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...

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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...