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Keep a Close Eye on these Risks for Cues on Trading Strategies

Keep a Close Eye on these Risks for Cues on Trading Strategies

David Rodriguez, Head of Product

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- Extreme volatility in Chinese markets bodes poorly for broader ‘risk’

- China-led volatility may be a lasting theme for the US Dollar, financial markets

- Our focus remains on the volatility-friendly Breakout2 system and on key JPY pairs

FX markets remain volatile, and the next moves out of China will likely decide whether we can expect further big moves. Here are the pairs and trading strategies we’re watching.

Strong volatility across global financial markets has helped push the Japanese Yen and US Dollar sharply out of key trading ranges versus major counterparts. And so far these moves are playing into the DailyFX team’s calls for JPY gains through 2016, while the US Dollar in particular stands at risk of an important pullback given these key market themes.

Whether or not the JPY continues higher will likely depend on the next moves out of China, and current market expectations point to elevated volatility risks until further notice.

FX Volatility Prices Have Fallen Somewhat, but Risk Remains High on JPY Pairs

Data source: Bloomberg, DailyFX Calculations

Current market conditions thus keep our focus on our volatility-friendly Breakout2 trading strategy across key USD and JPY pairs. We need to emphasize that past performance is not indicative of future results, but said system has outperformed through recent episodes of outsized volatility.

Clearly our strategy focus would shift if we do indeed see a slowdown in broader financial market volatility. As such we will remain nimble and update our strategy trading biases as market conditions dictate.

See the table below for full detail on market conditions and preferred trading strategies.

DailyFX Individual Currency Pair Conditions and Trading Strategy Bias

Understand the Breakout2 Trading System via our previous article

Auto trade the trend reversal-trading Momentum2 system via our previous article.

Trade with strong trends via our Momentum1 Trading System

Use our counter-trend Range2 Trading system

--- Written by David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist for DailyFX.com

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Definitions

Volatility Percentile – The higher the number, the more likely we are to see strong movements in price. This number tells us where current implied volatility levels stand in relation to the past 90 days of trading. We have found that implied volatilities tend to remain very high or very low for extended periods of time. As such, it is helpful to know where the current implied volatility level stands in relation to its medium-term range.

Trend – This indicator measures trend intensity by telling us where price stands in relation to its 90 trading-day range. A very low number tells us that price is currently at or near 90-day lows, while a higher number tells us that we are near the highs. A value at or near 50 percent tells us that we are at the middle of the currency pair’s 90-day range.

Range High – 90-day closing high.

Range Low – 90-day closing low.

Last – Current market price.

Bias – Based on the above criteria, we assign the more likely profitable strategy for any given currency pair. A highly volatile currency pair (Volatility Percentile very high) suggests that we should look to use Breakout strategies. More moderate volatility levels and strong Trend values make Momentum trades more attractive, while the lowest Vol Percentile and Trend indicator figures make Range Trading the more attractive strategy.

HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES IS MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION.

OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.

Any opinions, news, research, analyses, prices, or other information contained on this website is provided as general market commentary, and does not constitute investment advice. The FXCM group will not accept liability for any loss or damage, including without limitation to, any loss of profit, which may arise directly or indirectly from use of or reliance contained in the trading signals, or in any accompanying chart analyses.

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