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Hardy: How to trade EURUSD ahead of QE
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We'll get the latest Eurozone inflation data this week and it's likely to be another signpost pointing towards deflation. During his speech in Jackson Hole, ECB President Mario Draghi didn't give us any firm timescale for QE, but many analysts believe we can't be far off seeing the ECB pressing the QE button. Saxo Bank's Head of FX Strategy John Hardy assesses possible trading positions and says that he believes Mario Draghi's comments on the importance of fiscal policy were worth noting, suggesting that if QE is brought in it would be "only if it brings liquidity, keeps everything functioning and liquid, but not in the massive style we've seen from the Bank of Japan and the US. I think this whole fiscal issue is very interesting going forward.".
John looks at EURUSD trading strategies, including his own: "A good way to trade is short options, short dated options for a couple of weeks with strike prices not terribly far. We still have very low volatility so options and volatility still relatively cheap. Spot traders, longer term positions, I would remain short but I think we have to have some caution for the potential two way movement again for the next bigger down leg unfolds towards 128 eventually....On Monday I took profit on Eurodollar around 132 on a short position and established closer to 133. I think taking profit says a lot and it feels like we've reached a milestone technically to the downside, a gap opening on a Monday. It just feels like that maybe the market was reaching a bottom. Go a bit lower mid term but I feel the risks are two way and I will be looking to sell EURUSD in general. But I will also be looking for any inputs for example, Thursday and Friday we have some very important inflation data in Europe - we have the German august CPI estimate on Thursday and the Eurozone on Friday."