By Jeremy Boulton — Apr 26 - 06:45 AM
Stocks weighed following slump for First Republic Bank nL1N36T0MO
Apr 26 sees EUR/USD rise 1.0960-1.1055 EBS
Traders have staked over $22 billion that EUR/USD rises
A rally is the opposite to what would occur if traders were risk averse
Paring risk is the first move to make if you are worried
You don't add to a potentially crowded bet in a risk averse situation
That many traders are making money would heighten likelihood longs pared
It's easy to take a profit and wise to do so if situation less certain
That EUR/USD is rising is evidence of a growing will to gamble
U.S. equities point to a positive future for FX markets nL1N36T0KC
The dollar index tells you little about the dollar nL1N36T0V6
Source:
Refinitiv IFR Research/Market Commentary