- Trump: "I'm not happy with EU" ~+ Trump: "period of transition" (recession fears) ~+ JP Labor union wage increase - COT ~- Ukraine peace talks optimism
~+ US CPI News Failure + Trump: "period of transition" (recession fears) + Trump: "I'm not happy with the EU." (tariffs) - COT ~- Ukraine peace talks optimism
~+ Covering positions before the CPI release ~+ Trump: "period of transition" (recession fears) ~+ JP Labor union wage increase - COT
~+Slight Miss in UK Serv. PMI , Slight Beat in Japan Serv.PMI ~+Seasonality GBPJPY - COT
+Tariffs: tariffs on Canada are confirmed and upcoming soon, new 10% tariffs on China ~+BoJ rhetoric is more hawkish ~- JPY COT is bearish - Fresh good CAD ec. data (not so crucial for a very short-term trade)
+ECB rhetoric : "more cuts in the pipeline" +Bearish eur seasonality after federal elections -COT: bullish EUR
+Expected bullish USD month-end flows; investment curbs on China +Seasonality -COT
+CPI Data +Ukraine/Russia peace talks -Tariffs risks -Seasonality
+CPI news failure +Seasonality +Uncertainty around tariffs -COT bearish
+Potential tariffs are more threatening to EU than NZ. +Seasonality +Decent chance of not cutting by RBNZ -A lot of bad news already priced in for the euro
+Potential tariffs are more threatening to EU than NZ. +Seasonality +Decent chance of not cutting by RBNZ -A lot of bad news already priced in for the euro
+euro is expected to be more affected by tariffs than the pound +seasonality -The euro has already priced in many bad news *mixed data
+25% Tariffs implemented -USD is overbought (COT) -Weak follow-through -Risk of further agreements *took smaller size (0.2%)
+Colombia repatriation +Bad CN data +Seasonality -USD COT Bearish -Monday Hold until 30.01.2025
Fundamentals & Sentiment HK50: - Weak recent Chinese data - Stimulus hasn't met investors high expectations USD: - Strong data - Fed signals a likely slowdown in the pace of rate cuts Technical & Other Setup: TC(B) Setup timeframe: 1h Trigger: 1h Medium-term: Down Long-term: Down Min target: DMA(100) Stop loss: 1% Position size: 0.5 of the normal...
Fundamentals & Sentiment CN50A: - PBOC has officially ramped up support for the stock market, relending facility launched - Couldn't hold lower after bad Industrial profits release USD: - De-escalation sentiment after the attack on Iran Technical & Other Setup: S(RTF) Setup timeframe: 4h Trigger: 1h Medium-term: Sideways Long-term:...
Fundamentals & Sentiment GBP: - The pair didn't hold lower after the negative CPI this week - Strong Retail Sales today - There's still a miniscule chance that the rate will be unchanged - Biggest carry currency USD: - Shrugged off good US data yesterday Technical & Other - Entered 3m after the Retail Sales release - Failed breakout below 1.3 on D Setup:...