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FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Risk reversal indicates Yen’s strength – capitalize on rallies for put writings in put ladder spreads

Jan 21, 2016 10:30 am UTC| Technicals

Capitalize on minor upswings in short run for shorts side, keep longs for certain bearish trend to prevail in medium term: For us, it would be in narrow range of 125.856 - 115.750 but slightly bearish bias, the 25-delta...

USD/RUB hits 1-year high on oil market collapse

Jan 21, 2016 09:11 am UTC| Technicals

USD/RUB hits year high at 84.77 on account of oil market collapse. It is currently trading around 84.28. WTI oil plunges 6.7% yesterday and closed below $27 a barrel for the first time since decline in crude oil...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY to tumble further if it breaches “115.750”, bearish trend in conformity with mammoth volumes

Jan 21, 2016 08:04 am UTC| Technicals

From February to mid-May, USD/JPY traded in a narrow range between 118 and 122. Yet, given the broad USD firmness supported by heightening hopes for the Fed hikes, USD/JPY broke this range in late-May, and on June 5, the...

FxWirePro: DAX faces strong resistance around 9720, good to sell on rallies

Jan 21, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Technicals

Major short term resistance -9720 (Daily Tenken-Sen) The index has made a low of 9254 yesterday and slightly recovered from that level . It is currently trading around 9375. Any break below 9250 will drag the...

FxWirePro: Hourly cloud capping upside in NZD/JPY, good to sell rallies

Jan 21, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/JPY edges lower from session highs at 75.96, antipodeans recovery halts as oil recovery falters, triggering a renewed bout of risk-aversion. Scope for further downside on hourly charts, Stochs, RSI and MACD point...

BTC/USD breaks minor resistance around $400, targets $465.

Jan 21, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTC/USD breaks minor resistance $408 and jumped till $423. It is currently trading around $415. Short term trend is bullish as long as support $370 holds. On the lower side any break below $370 will drag the pair...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Hedge open Aussie export payable exposure via AUD/USD PRBS

Jan 21, 2016 07:09 am UTC| Technicals

If you are running an open Aussie export deal and you want to make sure the certain profit or curb the losses, and keep your foreign trade active without forex hassles, you could hedge this ongoing bearish trend in AUD...

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Economy

Federal Reserve Probes Big Banks Over Private Credit Exposure Amid Growing Systemic Risk Concerns

The Federal Reserve has launched a formal inquiry into major U.S. banks and their financial ties to the private credit sector, raising fresh concerns about systemic risk across the $1.8 trillion industry. The move comes as...

Middle East Conflict Threatens Global Economic Stability, World Bank Warns

The ongoing Middle East war is sending shockwaves through the global economy, and even a fragile ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump may not be enough to prevent lasting damage, World Bank President Ajay...

U.S. Markets Post Strong Weekly Gains Despite Middle East Tensions and Rising Energy Prices

U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Friday as investors weighed a fragile Middle East ceasefire against an inflation report that came in better than feared. Despite Fridays uneven session, major indexes logged their...

Colombia and Ecuador Trade War Escalates With Retaliatory Tariffs

Tensions between Colombia and Ecuador have reached a breaking point after Colombia announced 100% retaliatory tariffs on Ecuadorian imports, intensifying an ongoing trade dispute between two ideologically divided...

Asia FX Weekly Gains Hold Amid U.S. Inflation Data and Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty

Most Asian currencies slipped slightly on Friday but remained on track to close the week in positive territory, as traders adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. March Consumer Price Index (CPI) release and monitored...

Politics

Iran's Lost Mines Threaten Strait of Hormuz Reopening and Global Oil Markets

A major obstacle has surfaced in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Iran admitted it can no longer locate or recover all of the naval mines it deployed in the critical waterway, according to a New York Times...

MATCH Act: How New U.S. Chip Legislation Could Freeze China's Semiconductor Ambitions

American lawmakers are advancing one of the most aggressive semiconductor export control bills ever proposed. The Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware Act, widely known as the MATCH Act, has drawn...

FAA and Pentagon Approve Laser Counter-Drone System Along U.S.-Mexico Border

The Federal Aviation Administration and the Pentagon have reached a landmark agreement authorizing the deployment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S. border. This milestone follows extensive...

Eric Swalwell Faces Sexual Assault Allegations Amid California Governor's Race

California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is facing serious sexual assault allegations from a former district office staffer, throwing his prominent gubernatorial campaign into turmoil. The accusations, first...

Iran's Missile Arsenal Poses Ongoing Risk Despite U.S. Claims of Destruction

Recent U.S. intelligence assessments reveal that Iran still maintains thousands of operational ballistic missiles, directly contradicting the White Houses assertion that the regimes military capabilities have been...

Science

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...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

OpenAI Addresses Security Vulnerability in macOS App Certification Process

OpenAI disclosed a security concern on Friday involving a third-party developer tool known as Axios, which is connected to the process used to verify the authenticity of its macOS applications. The company confirmed it has...

San Francisco Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Home

San Francisco police arrested a 20-year-old suspect Friday following a pre-dawn attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altmans residence in the citys North Beach neighborhood. According to the San Francisco Police Department, an...

SanDisk Joins Nasdaq-100, Replacing Atlassian on April 20

Nasdaq Inc. confirmed late Friday that SanDisk Corporation will enter the Nasdaq-100 Index, taking the spot previously held by Atlassian Corp Plc when markets open on Monday, April 20, 2026. The change signals a broader...

TSMC Posts Strong Q1 2025 Revenue, Riding AI Chip Demand Wave

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has reported first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion (approximately $35.71 billion USD), surpassing analyst expectations and...

Lumentum Holdings Rides AI Wave With Order Book Filled Through 2028

Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) is experiencing a surge in demand from the artificial intelligence sector, with its order pipeline now fully booked through 2028, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The...