Forex Strategy: Traders Predict Big Currency Moves Ahead
By David Rodriguez | DailyFX – 18 hours ago
Article Summary: A pronounced jump in forex volatility expectations leaves us in favor of high-volatility trading systems going forward. For our proprietary trading systems, this means favoring “Breakout Opportunities/Breakout2” system trades across most pairs. The table below indicates which currencies seem more or less likely to see major volatility.
DailyFX PLUS System Trading Signals – An important jump in forex market volatility warns that major currency pairs may see big moves in the week ahead, and we will accordingly favor volatility-friendly Breakout strategies across most pairs.
Last week we favored breakout trading in Japanese Yen currency pairs, and indeed our sentiment-based trading strategiesperformed well through noteworthy volatility. Forex options traders predict that JPY pairs will continue to see big moves, and we see no reason to change our trading bias.
Those same traders are now pricing in large moves across US Dollar pairs as well, and we will accordingly shift towards breakout trading across major forex pairs.
DailyFX 1-Month Volatility Index versus S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) 2011 - Present
Our volatility percentiles (shown in the table below) are almost all near 100%; forex options traders predict that volatility will be the highest it has been in at least 90 days.
Past performance is not indicative of future results, but we will often see our proprietary “Breakout Opportunities/Breakout2” trading system do well in these market conditions. The table below details which currency pairs we believe seem more likely to see big volatility in the week ahead.
DailyFX Individual Currency Pair Conditions and Trading Strategy Bias
--- 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.
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