US 10YR FUTURE TECHS: (H5) Bull Cycle Remains In Play

Jan-30 11:25
  • RES 4: 110-25   High Dec 12
  • RES 3: 110-19   76.4% retracement of the Dec 6  - Jan 13 bear leg.    
  • RES 2: 109-31   High Dec 18  
  • RES 1: 109-11+/12 50-day EMA / High Jan 27 
  • PRICE:‌‌ 109-08+ @ 11:14 GMT Jan 30
  • SUP 1: 108-00/107-06 Low Jan 16 / 13 and the bear trigger    
  • SUP 2: 107-04   Low Apr 25 ‘24 and a key support  
  • SUP 3: 107-00   Round number support
  • SUP 4: 106-11   2.00 proj of the Oct 1 - 14 - 16 price swing  

A bullish corrective cycle in Treasury futures remains intact  and the contract is holding on to its recent gains. 109-11+, the 50-day EMA, remains exposed. A clear break of it would strengthen a bullish theme and open 109-31, the Dec 18 high. The medium-term trend condition is bearish. The bear trigger is 107-06, the Jan 13 low. Initial support has been defined at 108-00, the Jan 16 low.

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EURIBOR OPTIONS: Put ladder buyer

Dec-31 11:16

ERZ5 98.00/97.75/97.50p ladder, bought for flat in 1k.

US: SOFR FIX - 31/12/24

Dec-31 11:01

SOFR FIX - Source BBG/CME

  • 1M 4.33249 -0.00455
  • 3M 4.30510 -0.00534
  • 6M 4.25001 -0.01229
  • 12M 4.17500 -0.03184

FOREX: USD/CNH High Puts Price in Range of Record Levels

Dec-31 10:34
  • Price action Tuesday has been muted, with market closures across Europe keeping volumes low, and participation thin.
  • USD/CNH has drawn interest - The offshore CNH slipped further: USD/CNH had already accelerated upside on the break of the mid-December high, which also coincided with the local onshore close. USD/CNH now well clear of 7.3500 and, importantly, has now topped 7.3682, the Sep 2023 high. This makes 7.3749 the next upside target, above which would mark a record high.
  • China's December PMI data came and went with little fanfare: the composite PMI picked up to 52.2 from 50.8 previously thanks to the outperforming non-manufacturing sector.
  • Datapoints are few and far between - with just the house price index for October and Dallas Fed Services Activity set to cross.