The core theme around being bullish USD continues to gain momentum. Participant 16 added long USD/JPY due to the attractive risk-reward given the potential that US rates have likely peaked.
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Responses were collected on 28 September.
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The core theme around being bullish USD continues to gain momentum. Participant 16 added long USD/JPY due to the attractive risk-reward given the potential that US rates have likely peaked. While we are more neutral on JPY, we are long USD against a basket of European currencies. Participant 16 also took profit on short EUR/GBP after it moved up by 1 sig. figure.
Elsewhere, Participant 15 closed their short TYZ3 trade, while Participant 2 took profit on long gilts vs. FX-hedged USTs.
Bilal’s Trades and Views
Here are our current trades:
Current Trades
DM
- 5s10s UST steepener (target 15bps) – read here.
- Long EUR/CHF (target 1.02) – read here.
- Long USD vs. European Basket – read here.
- Pay 1y1y US OIS (target 5%) – read here.
- 2s5s Gilt steepener (target -30bps) – read here.
- Short US10Y vs. USD Hedged 10Y JGBs – read here.
- Short RBA Nov-23 vs. Long RBA Sep-24 (target 20bps) – read here.
- Long US 5-year TIPS – read here.
- Short UK 10Y Inflation Swap (target 3.65%; stop 4.0%) – read here.
- Long 1yx1y receiver swaption with a 1yx1y pay fixed swap positions – read here.
EM
- Long 3m USD/INR (target: 85.50; stop: 82.0) – read here.
- Long 1m USD/TWD NDF (target 32.80; stop 31.60) – read here.