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Intraday Market Thought: Draghi Punts, Trump Leaks on Trade
by Adam Button | Jul 22, 2016 0:14
The ECB decision was a dud as it pushed the key decisions until September...The yen was the top performer after comments from Kuroda surfaced; the kiwi....The speech from Donald Trump at the RNC is due later but a draft copy leaked....There are 8 Premium trades, including 2 in metals and 2 in JPY...The ECB didn't make any changes or tweaks to policy Thursday...Draghi said officials didn't even discuss rates or its QE program and will....The market sniffed out that nothing was coming when he used the early part of....That was Draghi's way of saying the central bank has done enough and it'....It's ground he's covered many times before but it's also....Earlier in the day, the BBC published comments from Kuroda ruling out....USD/JPY initially fell 130 pips but it recovered the majority of the losses....Later, talk of mistranslations circulated to add to the confusion...Another problem with all the 'helicopter money' chatter over the....It certainly doesn't mean literally dumping cash from helicopters and most....Yet something like the BOJ converting its holdings to perpetual zero-yield....That's essentially monetization and certainly yen-negative but not....Looking ahead, the highlight later is Donald Trump's nomination speech...A draft of his speech was leaked and the main theme is immigration but it's....Most of it is broad and covers familiar ground but in one passage he takes....rdquo;....Other events on the calendar include the 0200 GMT release of the Nikkei Japan..
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Intraday Market Thought: Gold Seasonals & Doubtful Risk Appetite
by Adam Button | Mar 5, 2019 12:10
More signs of a US-China deal boosted risk appetite initially on Monday but....nbsp; Gold is down 2% so far this month (it's only the 3rd trading day of....Data watchers keep an eye on the US Feb services ISM at 10 am NY (3 pm GMT/....4 from January's 56...7, which was the lowest in 6 months...Also watch speeches from 3 Fed officials today...A new Index trade for Premium subscribers has been issued, supported&....nbsp;....Reports of progress on a US-China trade deal and a Trump-Xi meeting at the end....Part of the reason is Huawei's announcement to file a lawsuit against....Looking ahead, there are few positive catalysts in the pipeline if a trade....Moreover, closing a deal may lead to a pivot towards the dispute in Europe and....For now, the Fed is a neutral factor and Chinese stimulus is also already priced....Also watch speeches from 3 Fed officials today (Rosengeren, Kashkari and Barkin)....Seasonally, March is a usually solid month for risk trades (but April has....On Monday, the S&P 500 peaked at the late-September highs then quickly....Don't forget that March has been the worst month for gold over the last 15....We're only 3 trading days into the month and it's alrady the worst....Looking ahead, the market is raising fresh questions about the US economy....One of the finest forward-looking indicators is the ISM non-manufacturing....The consensus is for an improvement to 57...4 from 56...7...It remains well-within expansionary territory but a soft number could spark....Also watch the sub-indices such as employment, new orders and priced paid...nbsp; Earlier today, UK services ISM improved to 51...3 from 50.....
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Intraday Market Thought: Whale Watching
by Adam Button | Feb 2, 2017 22:49
Trading daily is like fishing...You survey the scene and the weather, fish where it's best and catch a few....Sometimes they're large fish, sometimes they're small fish and....There are 6 Premium trades currently in progress ahead of Friday's US jobs....nbsp; The chart below shows the strongest and weakest vs the USD Year-to-....Once in a while something completely different comes onto the fishing radar....Something you might only see a few times in a lifetime – a whale...There is one circling now...Of course, there are always whales in the ocean and in the markets...They're huge trades that last years and the hauls are legendary...Identifying and catching them is a different game than the day-to-day trade....Trump himself isn't a whale but he is stirring up the entire ocean of....It's the official strong dollar policy of the United States...It's been the policy of the Treasury Department for a generation and markets....This week, Trump came within a stutter of saying he is going to weaken the....A weak dollar would be a panacea...It could mean higher stock markets, higher inflation, higher nominal growth,....Jawboning alone would do much of his work and it could be followed up with a....The FX winners in such a war would be the yen and euro...Both would struggle to find ammunition to fight back...An even bigger winner would be gold...It might be tomorrow, two months from now or two weeks from now but the weak-....And as Ashraf reminds me, FX & politics will shift to the France....He was long considered as ideally euro-positive due to his stance on free..
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Intraday Market Thought: GBPJPY Narrows Wedge
by Adam Button | Feb 20, 2017 23:00
The pound was the top performer while the yen lagged on Monday, we take a look....Japanese manufacturing and the RBA minutes are due later...The video for Premium subscibers focuses on gold's increasingly independent....The GBP/JPY pair is a big pip mover and was a post-crisis risk appetite....It still has some of those qualities and climbed a full cent in a quiet market....Lately we've been waiting for Article 50 and a BOJ hint on what's....On Friday, the pair tested the uptrend from the January lows and today it held....It's now traded close to current levels for 10 weeks but like all the....Naturally politics will be a driver but looking through many of the charts....GBP/JPY is consolidating from an uptrend so the bias may be to continue higher....What makes the pound and especially intriguing trade is that USD/JPY and EUR/....But with the declaration all but assured, why is the market in such suspense?....Turning to the economic calendar, both highlights will be released at 0030 GMT....It's not likely to be a market mover and the prior reading was 52...7...At the same time, the Feb RBA monetary policy meeting minutes are due...The statement was upbeat and that kicked off the latest round of AUD strength so....AUD/USD was up 20 pips on Monday to 0...7684...The 0...7700 level has been a tough area to crack...Late last week, the pair rose up to 0...7732 only to fade back below the big figure...The US returns from holiday on Tuesday, so expect markets to ramp up.
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Intraday Market Thought: Trump's Optimism Boosts USD
by Adam Button | Mar 1, 2017 3:22
Trump's speech faced a high bar in the way of the US dollar rally preceding....It was the most optimistic speech since the start of the Trump presidency...Odds of March Fed hike rose to 52%....Gold is set to post its 3rd straight daily decline, which would be for the....There are currenty 2 USD longs in the Premium trades...The Fed went on what looked like a coordinated offensive campaign to boost....The Fed's Dudley inserted himself into a jam-packed FOMC schedule this....He used it to say the case for hiking now has become a lot more compelling...The market reaction was instantaneous bond market selling and USD/JPY buying...What made it seemed coordinated was a comment from the Fed's Williams....He said a hike deserved 'serious consideration' at the meeting in two....That's an escalation from his stance at the start of the month where he said....Even before the comments, the odds of a hike were on the rise...From 37% on Thursday, to above 47% at the start of the day and above 50% by....There is far more Fedspeak scheduled this week but Dudley is a major player....In terms of economic data, Tuesday was mixed...US Q4 GDP was revised down to 1...9% from 2...1% but consumer confidence beat expectations and hit the best levels....The Fed is increasingly of the belief that the economy is recovered and that....In other news, Aussie regained its luster after Q4 GDP rose 1...1% q/q vs expectations of 0...8% q/q...Chinese manufacturing PMI rose to 51...6 vs the expected 51...2.
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Intraday Market Thought: Yellen Doesn’t Pre-Commit, More Vol to Come
by Adam Button | Mar 15, 2017 23:13
A crowded US dollar trade was pushed to the exits Wednesday when the Fed failed....The dollar dropped at least 100 pips across the board...New Zealand GDP and Australian jobs will keep the volatility going in the hours....nbsp;The Premium trades posted a new USD trade backed by 3 charts & 6....Expectations for the Fed grew to downright frothy levels in the past two....What had been a low probability of a hike turned into a certainty and talk of....As we warned yesterday, that it's not in Yellen's nature to pre-commit...With this hike she waited until the day of the Fed blackout to tip her hand and....The statement was slightly more constructive and she was more upbeat on....A June hike is now priced at roughly 50/50...Technically, the big moves against the dollar highlighted how much of a....It wasn't able to get much traction despite the shift to price in hikes and....The euro climbed to the highest since February 6 on the Fed news but also on....According to exit polls, Wilders finished in a three-way tie for second....That was shy of the 22 seats that were anticipated and well behind the Liberal....We're cognizant that exit polls were wrong in the US vote and Brexit vote....Up next, we look to New Zealand GDP numbers at 2145 GMT and Australian jobs....Both currencies made big gains against the US dollar Wednesday and positive....After that we will look to the central bank decisions from the SNB, BOE and BOJ....nbsp;..
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Intraday Market Thought: USDJPY Marches on, Aussie Data next
by Adam Button | May 8, 2017 23:31
Disappointment at the nonfarm payrolls report was a distant memory on Monday as....On the day, USD was the top performer while the Swiss franc lagged...Australian retail sales and the budget are due up next...USD/JPY broke 113...20 in a rise to the highest since March 16...It's been a steady 500 pip climb since April 16 as the S&P 500....The Federal Reserve is one reason why...Mester spoke Monday and brushed aside week economic data while touting....The euro was a classic 'sell the fact' trade as the opening gap above....10 in EUR/USD quickly closed and the pair fell to 1...0920...The March26 high of 1...0906 and psychological support at 1...0900 are the next levels to watch...With the French election ending and Trump leaving his first 100 days, expect....Political risk has been at generational highs but it's likely to ebb over....In that time, the focus will shift back to economic data and central banks...A third focus will be China...Officials have been tightening credit in an attempt to cool the economy...The fallout has been felt through the commodities market and we will be....In terms of economic data, next we look to Australian retail sales at 0130 GMT...The consensus is for a 0...3% m/m rise...AUD/USD finished near the lowest levels since January on Monday and it has....What will eventually prove to be a bigger driver of AUD is the government&....One accounting proposal is to separate regular government debt from....It's an interesting development and more of a PR move that would make road..
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Intraday Market Thought: Macron Maxes Out
by Adam Button | Jun 12, 2017 1:07
Six month ago Macron was an underdog to win the Presidency but his improbable....The Australian dollar was the top performer last week while the pound....CFTC positioning data saw GBP shorts pile in ahead of the election...A new Premium video on the existing Premium trades will be posted mid Monday....Macron's La Republique En Marche won 415-455 seats in the first round of....The vote for the right wing National Front faded to only 1-5 seats and former....The theme of 2016 in elections was a shift to populism but in 2017 it has....Corbyn's ability to turn out the vote is as shocking as anything over the....That sets up years of political drama and the specter of wildly divergent....At the moment, a badly wounded May is attempting to hang on with the backing....If she's toppled, the uncertainty will be a fresh reason to sell the pound...CFTC Commitments of Traders....Speculative net futures trader positions as of the close on Tuesday...Net short denoted by - long by....EUR +74K vs +73K prior...GBP -37K vs -30K prior...JPY -55K vs -52K prior...CHF -17K vs -19K prior...CAD -94K vs -98K prior...AUD 0K vs +3K prior...NZD -2K vs -5K prior....The moves of committment of traders were modest this week but at least a few....EUR longs inched to a fresh high dating back to 2007 and CAD shorts remain near..
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Intraday Market Thought: Canadian Confusion
by Adam Button | Jun 23, 2017 0:06
The Canadian dollar surged again Thursday after a strong retail sales....The AUD and EUR were laggards in the otherwise low-key day...The June Japan manufacturing PMI is up next...شراء الانخفاضات أو بيع الارتدادت؟" [فيديو العربي للمشتركين فقط]....Canadian retail sales rose 0...8% compared to 0...3% expected...Excluding autos, sales were up 1...5% compared to 0...7% expected...The strong numbers have been ongoing for months and household consumption is now....In a surprise turn, the Bank of Canada shifted gears last week and switched to....USD/CAD is down 3 cents since including more than a cent on Thursday...In that same timeframe, odds of a BOC hike on July 12 has risen to 50/50 from....Poloz has a reputation as someone who doesn't mind surprising the market...But let's recap...All that Wilkins said is that the BOC “will assess whether all the....rdquo; There is no urgency in that statement and a good retail sales report....Meanwhile, oil is down nearly 20% in a month...The BOC will also have noted the recent decline in Toronto home prices...According to a preliminary realtor report released Wednesday, prices have....By hiking, the BOC would be risking popping a bubble that's already....So come July 12, the trade will likely be to sell CAD ahead of the headlines....Another economy that's done well this year is Japan...The calendar is generally quiet in Asia-Pacific trading Friday but the Nikkei....The prior reading was 53...1.
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Intraday Market Thought: Trade and Tribulations; BOE Next
by Adam Button | Aug 3, 2017 11:24
The backbone of Trump's electoral promise was a better deal on trade and....The euro was the top performer Wednesday while the Swiss franc lagged...GBPUSD edged up on higher than expected services PMI...The BoE decision, quarterly Inflation Report and Carney testimony are next...The Premium trades will close the GBPUSD long at 170-pip gain ahead of the BoE....تركيز على الإسترليني و اليورو (فيديو للمشتركين فقط)....Reports on Wednesday said the White House could take trade actions against....This action will target intellectual property rights and could mean....Any day, Trump's administration could also launch protectionist measures....Combine that with the scheduled start of NAFTA negotiations next week and the....What's worse is the targets of Trump's ire likely sense weakness in the....Add it all up and it increasingly leaves a razor-thin margin for success with....The momentum against USD continued Wednesday with the euro topping 1...1900 and cable shaking off a poor construction PMI to touch 1...3250...That data point will likely help to keep the BOE on the sidelines Thursday but....The big question is whether Andy Haldane join hawks Saunders and McCafferty to....That kind of momentum may force Carney into signalling higher rates in the near....Even if the votes don't swing, there is plenty of scope for a hawkish....Technically, cable continues to chew towards the Sept 2016 high of 1...3444.
