What's Up With The USD?
Lots of confusion on Friday as the USD pushed lower despite the overall risk off sentiment in the marketplace, but the answer was quite simple for why the Dollar was behaving that way.
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Yes, a risk off environment usually sees Dollar strength, and if the Omicron situation really turns very ugly then safe haven support is to be expected. However, on Friday it was really as simple as stretched positioning on the JPY side and a lot of hawkishness for the Fed that needed to reprice.
In these types of environments, it’s not that the USD is not seen as a safe haven, but rather that something like the JPY just has a lot more downside to unwind while the Dollar was also hit as markets priced out one of the three Fed hikes priced in before the new covid variant came on the scene.
So, where to from here for the USD? Well, no easy answers I’m afraid as it’s going to be a headline driven week for the most part, with focus for the USD on the virus, Fed Speak, Inflation Expectations and OPEC.
As always, we have more on this and how we look to potentially take advantage of it in our week ahead video.
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We interpret and explain price moves in real-time, 24 hours a day. Our team of analysts produce text, video and audio commentary.
You understand the markets and trade with confidence. Learn more at our website here: https://financialsource.co
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Yes, a risk off environment usually sees Dollar strength, and if the Omicron situation really turns very ugly then safe haven support is to be expected. However, on Friday it was really as simple as stretched positioning on the JPY side and a lot of hawkishness for the Fed that needed to reprice.
In these types of environments, it’s not that the USD is not seen as a safe haven, but rather that something like the JPY just has a lot more downside to unwind while the Dollar was also hit as markets priced out one of the three Fed hikes priced in before the new covid variant came on the scene.
So, where to from here for the USD? Well, no easy answers I’m afraid as it’s going to be a headline driven week for the most part, with focus for the USD on the virus, Fed Speak, Inflation Expectations and OPEC.
As always, we have more on this and how we look to potentially take advantage of it in our week ahead video.
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If you find these weekly analysis and trade ideas useful, you’ll love Financial Source. There’s a link below where you can learn more about it.
https://financialsource.co
