Summary: Risk has moved from Euro to Asia focus over the last days after reports Russia has asked China for military aid. EURUSD spot has range traded a fair distance above the lows over the last weeks and vols trades soft. USDCNH spot has traded up from 6.33 to 6.41 over the last days and vols and risk reversals are marked higher, 1 month is up 1.25 vol to 4.75 and 1 month RR up 0.5 vol to 1.0 for topside.
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EURUSD hit new lows at 1.0800 on Monday last week and have since then traded higher and somewhat stabilized between 1.09-1.11. EURHUF and EURPLN spot have traded down around 6% from the highs last week and we have seen a quiet start of the week with spot moves slowing down. EURUSD 1 month has traded between 10.25 and 11.25 over the last week after peaking at 12.6 on Monday morning last week. EURPLN and EURHUF vol is down from the highs as well with spot lower but we still see mainly buying interest and liquidity remains poor. Both EURHUF and EURPLN trades around 16 vol after trading above 18 vol at the start of last week.
Market focus has now shifted to China after the recent headlines that Russia has asked China for military aid. USDCNH spot is up from 6.33 to 6.41 over the last three days and 1 month has jumped from 3.25 to 4.75 while 1 year is up from 4.80 to 5.30. 1 month risk reversal is 1.0 vol for calls compared to 0.50 a week ago while 1 year risk reversal is up from 1.10 to 1.35. 1 month vol and risk reversal is trading at the highest level in almost a year while the 1 year still trades at average levels.
We have seen some big move higher in USD over the last days with USDJPY breaking up above the 116 resistance and quickly moved up to current levels at 118 which is the highest level in 5 years. 1 month vol is up from 7.0 to 7.75 and 1 month risk reversal trades at 0.5 for puts after trading at 1.5 for puts a week ago. AUDUSD has grinding higher during the start of the year but the bulls gave in at the end of last week and spot has dropped from 0.7360 to now trade below 0.7200. Both vol and risk reversals have jumped to trade at YTD highs with 1 month at 12.1 and risk reversal at 2.1 for puts. You should be aware that in purchasing Foreign Exchange Options, your potential loss will be the amount of the premium paid for the option, plus any fees or transaction charges that are applicable, should the option not achieve its strike price on the expiry date
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