Volatility warning for 13 Dec 08:30

Due to the Switzerland SNB Interest Rate Decison news event later today, we are expecting a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 13 Dec 08:30:

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 CH SNB Interest Rate Decison
AUDUSD 24-39 pips 33-60 pips (51.04%)
EURUSD 31-53 pips 35-59 pips (12.02%)
GBPUSD 36-60 pips 46-86 pips (42.32%)
NZDUSD 22-35 pips 35-63 pips (80.99%)
USDCAD 26-43 pips 29-52 pips (22.55%)
USDCHF 27-45 pips 39-49 pips (8.04%)
USDJPY 25-44 pips 39-48 pips (8.79%)

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

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