FOREX: Greenback Weakness Picks Up on the Way Through Yday's Highs

Feb-20 15:37

Greenback weakness beginning to show through across G10 despite the e-mini S&P recovering around half of the initial phase of weakness, and despite a stabilisation back above 4.50% for the US 10y yield.

  • A show above 1.0461, yesterday's high, in EUR/USD may be partly responsible here, and clearly helped stimulate volumes across EUR futures, with the best volumes of the day going through at 1525GMT/1025ET - although cumulative activity so far today is very slightly below average.
  • May also be worth noting that the 10am NY cut has now passed, and as such any marginal gravitational impact from the ~$10bln option notional tried to $1.0400-50 has now expired.
  • The edge higher for AUD/USD puts the pair within range of some interesting levels: 0.6414 marks both the 100-dma as well as the 38.2% retracement of the Sep 30 ‘24 - Feb 3 bear leg - so could trigger interest on a test.

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GILT AUCTION RESULTS: On offer next week

Jan-21 15:36

The DMO has announced it will be looking to sell GBP1.5bln of the new 1.125% Sep-35 linker (ISIN: GB00BT7HZZ68) at its auction next Tuesday, January 28.

CAD: FX Exchange traded Option

Jan-21 15:24

CADUSD (7th Feb) 69.00p, sold at 0.30 in 1.4k.

EQUITIES: Very large put trade in Stoxx600

Jan-21 15:23
  • SXXP (21st Mar) 500p, traded for 2.7 in 56.5k.
  • SXXP (20th Jun) 500p, traded for 8.6 and 8.7 in 17.75k.