John Kicklighter
Short USDJPY and Nasdaq 100–Dow Ratio on the Same Risk Reprieve: Top Trade Q1 2022
Looking into the opening quarter of 2022, there seems a high threshold for exuberance. That descriptor of sentiment ('exuberance') should relay the difficulty of sustaining the charge that speculative markets have enjoyed post-pandemic.
Ilya Spivak
AUD/USD May Fall on Lagging RBA, Risk Aversion: Top Trade Q1 2022
The Australian Dollar has struggled to make good on its pivot away from dovish policy extremes at the RBA, its home central bank. Governor Philip Lowe and company began scaling back Covid-linked asset purchases and unceremoniously ended a policy of capping the three-year bond yield.
Christopher Vecchio
New Variant Greets New Year: Top Trade Q1 2022
As the calendar turns to 2022, the slate is wiped clean of the buoyant enthusiasm that carried risk markets higher through the second half of 2020 and all of 2021. Aggressive fiscal stimulus is now in the rearview mirror, while central banks globally have begun to roll back asset purchases.
James Stanley
When learning to implement fundamental analysis with a technical approach, one of the most important things is trying to find the path of least resistance. And while we’re all attuned to locating resistance on charts, this can have a fundamental implication, as well.
David Song
Short AUD/USD: Australian Dollar 2022 Outlook Mired by Wait-and-See RBA Policy: Top Trade Q1 2022
AUD/USD slipped to a fresh 2021 low (0.6993) after failing to push above the 50-Week Moving Average (0.7511) in October.
Paul Robinson
S&P 500 Trend is Higher Until Proven Otherwise: Top Trade Q1 2022
The S&P 500 has been trending strongly higher since the pandemic low, and on that it is difficult to bet against it even if at times it seems too high to buy. That doesn’t mean we get complacent, though, as an extended market can turn on a dime and do-so with seemingly little warning.
Daniel Dubrovsky
US Dollar May Rise Against the Yuan, Will 2022 Chinese Export Demand Slow?: Top Trade Q1 2022
In the face of the US Dollar’s rise in 2021, the Chinese Yuan was a notable standout. The DXY Dollar Currency Index appreciated almost 7 percent in 2021. Meanwhile, the offshore Renminbi (CNH) gained just under 1% against the USD.
Martin Essex
Short GBP/JPY on Pandemic Pessimism and UK Political Risk: Top Trade Q1 2022
If you are pessimistic about the impact on the global economy of Covid-19 in general, and the possibility of new variants in particular, then going short GBP/JPY is a trade worth considering.
Nicholas Cawley
Long CAD/JPY as Interest Rate Differential Begins to Bite: Top Trade Q1 2022
The coming year will see a raft of global central banks reversing their loose, pandemic monetary settings of the last two-years decisions and begin to normalize monetary policy by withdrawing emergency stimulus measures and hiking interest rates.
Justin McQueen
Long GBP/JPY : Top Trade Q1 2022
Carry trades haven’t exactly been at the forefront of the minds of investors across the FX space in Q4 amid a sizeable unwind in reflation trades. However, should we see risk sentiment stabilise in the new year, and GBP/JPY can once again look to rate differentials for direction.
Diego Colman
ARKK in Peril as the Fed Pivots to a Higher Interest Rates Regime: Top Trade Q1 2022
The Federal Reserve made one thing abundantly clear at the end of its December meeting: the U.S. economy is moving toward tighter monetary policy amid upside inflation risks and improving labor market conditions.
Daniel McCarthy
AUD/JPY Forecast: Bullishon Yields and Energy Tailwinds: Top Trade Q1 2022
While other central banks around the world have been withdrawing pandemic stimulus measures, both the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) have maintained relatively loose policies.
Thomas Westwater
Lithium To See Strong Start to Year on Supply Deficit: Top Trade Q1 2022
Amid constrained supply chains and an already small mining base, lithium prices will likely continue to heat up through the first quarter of 2022, driven by increasing electric vehicle demand.
Richard Snow
Long USD/ZAR as Major Central Banks Reign in Stimulus: Top Trade Q1 2022
The South African Rand (ZAR) is one of the top performing EM currencies vs the dollar for 2021, but risks mount as central banks gear up to reign in stimulus and push hike rates.
Tammy Da Costa
Short BTC/USD – Will Bears Dominate in 2022?: Top Trade Q1 2022
The downward trajectory of Bitcoin currently remains intact as market participants continue to price in fundamentals.
Pete Mulmat
The Japanese Yen: No Relief in Sight: Top Trade Q1 2022
The JPY has been the worst performing G10 currency this year. Driving the JPY weaker has been a reasonably benign environment for risk assets, higher US rates and more recently the energy shock.
Ryan Grace
Riding The Bull Flattener: Top Trade Q1 2022
Long UST 30YR, UST YC 2s10s Bull Flattener on monetary policy tightening, decelerating economic growth rates.Heading into next year, tighter monetary policy and a deceleration of economic growth are likely to present a more challenging environment for risk assets.
Katie McGarrigle
Small, Short-Term Plays in Equity Indices: Top Trade Q1 2022
Despite trading near all-time highs, equity indices may be a source of volatility and two-sided action as changing interest rates, inflation, and COVID-variants are likely to continue dominating headlines in early 2022.
James Blakeway
Boeing… Down but Not Out?: Top Trade Q1 2022
The woes for Boeing stock started about a year before the pandemic as the second 737 Max tragedy pulled the stock from all-time highs, above $437, down below $360. As the pandemic struck, shares fell over 74% hitting a low price of $89 in March of 2020.
Mike Butler
Long Airline Stocks (UAL / LUV / AAL / BA): Top Trade Q1 2022
We are in the midst of another COVID-19 variant, and the expected winter wave. This has resulted in a selloff in sectors that thrive on human participation, namely airline & casino stocks.
Nick Battista
MARA for Bitcoin Exposure: Top Trade Q1 2022
Digital assets have been one of the stories of 2021 but have been largely untradeable outside of spot trading due to size and lack of options availability. BTC the bitcoin futures trade at a 5 Bitcoin notional value, while /MBT the micro contract at 1/10th the size might be a bit too small, and neither have a liquid options market.
