Wednesday 11 September 2019
9/11 - We must never forget
Firstly I wish to highlight the 18th anniversary of the tragedy that happened in 2001 and in which I lost some trading friends at Cantor Fitzgerald. Mercifully two others were not able to turn up for work that day due to baby-care duties and one left the company a short while prior. Such fine lines decide our fate. The awful and cowardly act that killed 2996, and which we remember today and always, puts trading angst, and life, in true perspective.
Reports yesterday that China has offered to buy American products in exchange for a delay in a series of US tariffs and easing of a supply ban against Huawei has seen some better risk tones and some Yen and Swiss Franc selling again. Nothing too new in the reports and all part of the US-China trade talk smoke and mirrors but in these highly fractious markets it's been enough for the algos and traders to react. The global uncertainty remains though still as we wait on the ECB tomorrow and US Fed on the 18th with Brexit and other considerations all in play.
GBPUSD has continued to range with yesterday's large option expiry interest that I tweeted helping to hold 1.2300 but similarly the offers at 1.2380-00 capping rallies too and we have good two-way business still.EURGBP remains range bound too but on the back foot with EURUSD lagging behind GBPUSD ahead of the expected dovish ECB meet tomorrow with rate cuts expected plus extended QE and we've now fallen to 0.8920 (GBPEUR up to 1.1205).GBPJPY has also seen some good two-way action once again and now holding 132.50 to post 133.38 but continues to see a stronger bias as USDJPY rises to post 107.85 amid that better risk sentiment.
I remain GBP bearish overall and will continue to rally-sell as my preferred strategy amid all the uncertainty/indecision including Brexit/political fallout but happy to buy back in the dips as always.Rinse and repeat.Still no reason to change my view any time soon. Some caution required atm ofc with the algos ever-poised for news bombs.
EURUSD remains tightly bound around having failed around 1.1060 again ahead of the decent sell interest at 1.1080 and ECB decisions tomorrow and fallen back this morning to post 1.1023 this morning helped by some German growth forecast downgrades per my tweet. I prefer to sell Euro rallies but happy to buy back in the dips as we continue to range.USDJPY broke up through 107.50 on the better risk sentiment but has failed at 107.85 so far. USDCHF remains underpinned, now around 0.9900 helped by the renewed risk-on CHF supply.
AUDUSD continues to find a few buyers above 0.6830 helped by AUDJPY demand again but has sellers still poised.
USDCAD tested 1.3200 again only to retreat to 1.3138 helped by some CADJPY better-risk demand but remains range bound.
Fickle Forex markets ever prevailing so be ready with your entry/exit levels and orders as always.
Don't forget I offer 1-2-1 mentoring if there's areas of understanding these current moves that you might need some further help with.
Have a good day out there one and all.
Interbank Rate 08.30 BST
GBPUSD 1.2357
EURGBP 0.8932
EURUSD 1.1039
GBPEUR 1.1194
GBPAUD 1.7990
GBPCAD 1.6253
GBPJPY 133.15
GBPZAR 18.1647
GBPHKD 9.5804
USDJPY 107.75
USDZAR 14.7019
EURJPY 118.96
EURCHF 1.0959
EURHKD 8.5585
AUDUSD 0.6869
USDCAD 1.3152
USDCHF 0.9927
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