GBPUSD IMPLIED VOLATILITY – TALKING POINTS
- GBPUSD overnight implied volatility leaps to highest level since June 2017
- Derived trading ranges suggests that GBPUSD could climb as high as 1.3287 or fall as low as 1.2975 with the Sterling’s next direction highly dependent on the meaningful vote’s outcome expected around 19:00 GMT
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GBPUSD overnight implied volatility continues to climb as the latest Brexit news roils currency markets. The indirect variable that is useful in estimating the magnitude of potential price swings eclipsed 22 percent today – its highest level since June 2017.
FOREX MARKET IMPLIED VOLATILITIES AND TRADING RANGES
The Pound Sterling whipsawed in response to conflicting news released by Brexit reporters on last-minute concessions made by European Council’s Donald Tusk in hopes of helping Prime Minister Theresa May push her withdrawal agreement across the finish line.
While the update initially sent spot GBPUSD soaring on the prospect of a timely soft-Brexit, gains quickly reversed when headlines crossed the wires that British Attorney General Geoffrey Cox’s legal opinion went effectively unchanged.
GBPUSD CURRENCY PRICE CHART: 30-MINUTE TIME FRAME (MARCH 11, 2019 TO MARCH 12, 2019)
Trading ranges derived from overnight implied volatility suggests that GBPUSD could climb as high as 1.3287 or fall as low as 1.2975. The cable’s direction from here is highly dependent on the upcoming meaningful vote slated for 19:00 GMT. GBP bulls will likely cheer if the PM’s deal garners enough support while defeat could create additional uncertainty over the Brexit Timeline and send the currency swooning lower.
- Written by Rich Dvorak, Junior Analyst for DailyFX
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