Henry Liu
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ECB (European Central Bank) will be rendering its rate decision today, and it will have a pivotal short term impact in the Euro dollar. It is widely believed that ECB will hike rates to 1.50%… Here’s the forecast:
7:45am (NY Time) EU ECB Rate Decision Forecast 1.50% Previous 1.25%
ACTION: EUR/USD SELL 1.25%
The Trade Plan
ECB rate decision comes in two part, the first one is the 7:45am rate announcement followed by the 8:30am Press Conference where ECB chief Trichet issues the official statement on this rate decision. Since it is extremely unlikely to get a surprise from ECB, there is usually no volatility following this release, and our time is better served to focus on Trichet’s speech in 45 minutes.
However, in the unlikely event that ECB surprises the market by keeping rates unchanged (1.25%), then expect market to go into shock and we should jump in immediately on a spike trade because no matter what the slippage or spread is, we will end up making positive pips.
Of course, if ECB decides to hike rates at 1.50% as expected, then we should stay out of the market.
For more information on my trading methods, please read:
Henry Liu's Trading Method
The Market
As usual, the real event for ECB rate meeting is the Press Conference at 8:30am. ECB has been talking about "vigilance" in the last meeting and it is very possible (95% of chance) that a rate hike will take place... Since Forex trading is all about speculation, the next directional bias will rest on whether or not the central bank is looking to further increase rates in the next meeting... They will certainly signal this in advance during today's press conference.
Since the press conference is beyond the scope of news trading and into advanced market interpretation, I’m going to advice everyone to stay out of the market until Trichet finishes his press conference (usually within 1~2 hours).
Here’s the link to watch the Webcast Live at 8:30am EST.
Additional Thoughts
It is important to understand that ECB press conference is delivered in 2 parts: The first part is the prepared statement by Trichet and copy of the statement will be available on ECB’s official website. Then it will be followed by a Q&A session, where onside media members will have a chance to ask questions, market reaction is usually unpredictable, therefore it is best to stay out of the market during the entire press conference.
Pre-news Consideration
There should be no pre-news consideration for this particular release, as the real event will be Trichet Press Conference at 8:30am.
Historical Chart and Data for EU ECB Interest Rate
Thanks,
7:45am (NY Time) EU ECB Rate Decision Forecast 1.50% Previous 1.25%
ACTION: EUR/USD SELL 1.25%
The Trade Plan
ECB rate decision comes in two part, the first one is the 7:45am rate announcement followed by the 8:30am Press Conference where ECB chief Trichet issues the official statement on this rate decision. Since it is extremely unlikely to get a surprise from ECB, there is usually no volatility following this release, and our time is better served to focus on Trichet’s speech in 45 minutes.
However, in the unlikely event that ECB surprises the market by keeping rates unchanged (1.25%), then expect market to go into shock and we should jump in immediately on a spike trade because no matter what the slippage or spread is, we will end up making positive pips.
Of course, if ECB decides to hike rates at 1.50% as expected, then we should stay out of the market.
For more information on my trading methods, please read:
Henry Liu's Trading Method
The Market
As usual, the real event for ECB rate meeting is the Press Conference at 8:30am. ECB has been talking about "vigilance" in the last meeting and it is very possible (95% of chance) that a rate hike will take place... Since Forex trading is all about speculation, the next directional bias will rest on whether or not the central bank is looking to further increase rates in the next meeting... They will certainly signal this in advance during today's press conference.
Since the press conference is beyond the scope of news trading and into advanced market interpretation, I’m going to advice everyone to stay out of the market until Trichet finishes his press conference (usually within 1~2 hours).
Here’s the link to watch the Webcast Live at 8:30am EST.
Additional Thoughts
It is important to understand that ECB press conference is delivered in 2 parts: The first part is the prepared statement by Trichet and copy of the statement will be available on ECB’s official website. Then it will be followed by a Q&A session, where onside media members will have a chance to ask questions, market reaction is usually unpredictable, therefore it is best to stay out of the market during the entire press conference.
Pre-news Consideration
There should be no pre-news consideration for this particular release, as the real event will be Trichet Press Conference at 8:30am.
Historical Chart and Data for EU ECB Interest Rate
Thanks,
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