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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: GBP/USD under complete control of bears, OTC computations indicate further downside risks, IVs still tepid

Jan 05, 2016 12:21 pm UTC| Technicals

The pair has evidenced steep slumps about 1.70% or 250 pips exactly within 1 week. So, no panic for bears, even if we may see some abrupt bounces as major trend seems to be strongly bearish in long term, below...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirepro: GBP/AUD diagonal straps to monitor puzzling swings on speculative basis

Jan 05, 2016 07:33 am UTC| Technicals

Dear readers, we would like to run you through our recent write up before begin with this derivatives strategy, we can vouch for sure that this would give us the hints on trend directions of this pair. Check out the...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD’s inching higher on trend line support; option straps to hedge upside risks

Jan 05, 2016 06:12 am UTC| Technicals

Technical Glance: On weekly charts, the pair has tested trend line support at around 1.49 levels. After a downtrend, this seems 2nd strong attempt of recovery by bulls because prices hesitated their move downward by...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/USD tops IVs among G10, deploy vega puts in diagonal back spreads for tight hedging

Jan 04, 2016 13:22 pm UTC| Technicals

It is unlikely to regard EUROs sustainably higher until there is real domestically generated inflation. Headline inflation has been dragged down by energy prices but even core inflation is soft (particularly in...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: AUD/CHF stay hedged with nil cost or net credit amid central banks’ wait-and-watch strategy

Jan 04, 2016 09:06 am UTC| Technicals

Following the post ECB easing season in early December that has delivered less than forecasted, subsequently the SNB also stood pat from easing. It still threatens to do more if necessary but shows a reluctance to deliver...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY ATM gamma puts in back spreads to monitor hedging objectives

Jan 04, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Technicals

The New Year series for GBPJPY has been unpleasant as we traced out gap down opening at 177.084 with day intraday lows at 175.796. Thereby, the pair has achieved our 1st targets at 177.125 and now our second target 175...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: EUR/CAD trade with strips and hedge with collars

Dec 31, 2015 10:58 am UTC| Technicals

From last 2 weeks price jump in EURCAD has stalled resistance of 1.53 levels, once again this week prices have dropped just below 1.53 areas suggesting that EURCAD seems vulnerable for some decline lower if it holds this...

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