Consider closing some positions today

Be very careful of upcoming volatility because of Canada Employment Change news event later today. We expect a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 04 Jan 13:30 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 CA Employment Change
EURUSD 30-51 pips 89-172 pips (237.57%)
USDCAD 40-69 pips 101-147 pips (113.46%)
USDCHF 26-44 pips 79-152 pips (238.19%)
USDJPY 27-46 pips 100-133 pips (184.29%)

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