Consider closing some positions today

Be very careful of upcoming volatility because of United States Fed Interest Rate Decision news event later today. We expect a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 19 Dec 19:00 GMT:

The table below summarizes how the volatility of each instrument is expected to change during this news event.

Symbol Normal Movement Range Movement range during US Fed Interest Rate Decision
AUDUSD 15-25 pips 22-32 pips (26.73%)
EURUSD 21-36 pips 26-45 pips (24.21%)
GBPUSD 23-40 pips 28-40 pips (1.67%)
NZDUSD 17-28 pips 27-49 pips (74.82%)
USDCHF 21-36 pips 21-32 pips (-10.28%)
USDJPY 20-36 pips 21-32 pips (-11.76%)

All references to movement sizes are expressed assuming a lot size of 100,000 units (“standard account”).