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AUD/NZD trade idea: How to play the long term trend decelerating lower

Part 1) introduction

VolatilityMarkets suggests trend-inspired trades that capitalize on market trends.

In the short term AUDNZD has been decelerating lower. In the long term AUDNZD has been decelerating lower. With the long term trend being the stronger of the two, we propose a short trade idea with a one week time horizon.

Part 2) trade idea details

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Sell $ 332,143 AUD, or 3.32 lots of AUDNZD, take profit at $ 1.0768 level with 50.0% odds for a $ 999 AUD gain, stop out at $ 1.0833 with 49.98% odds for a $ 1,000 AUD loss through 1w time horizon.

Part 3) AUD/NZD trend analysis

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AUDNZD last price was $ 1.079234. The long term trend decelerating lower is stronger than the short term trend decelerating lower. This trade goes short when the price was moving lower and decelerating over the past 19 days.

Part 4) AUD/NZD value analysis

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Over the past 19 days, the AUDNZD price increased 6 days and decreased 13 days. For every up day, there were 2.17 down days. The average return on days where the price increased is 0.1654% The average return on days where the price decreased is -0.1709% Over the past 19 Days, the price has decreased by -1.23% percent. Over the past 19 days, the average return per day has been -0.0647% percent.

Part 5) AUD/NZD worst/best case scenario analysis

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Within 1 week, our worst case scenario where we are 95% certain that this level won't trade for AUDNZD, is $ 1.070585 , and the best case scenario overnight is $ 1.089543 . levels outside of this range are unlikely, but still possible, to trade. We are 50% confident that $ 1.0833 could trade and that $ 1.0768 could trade. These levels are within statistical probability.

Key Takeaways:

  • Price today $ 1.079234.

  • Over the past 19 days, the AUDNZD price increased 6 days and decreased 13 Days.

  • For every up day, there were 2.17 down days.

  • The average return on days where the price increased is 0.1654%.

  • The average return on days where the price decreased is -0.1709%.

  • Over the past 19 Days, the price has decreased by -1.23% percent.

  • Over the past 19 days, the average return per day has been -0.0647% percent.

  • Over the past 19 days, The price has on average been decelerating: -2.6706 pips per day lower.

  • Over the last session, the price decreased by -4.47 pips.

  • Over the last session, the price decreased by -0.0414 %.

  • Over the last session, the price decelerated by -5.51 pips.

Author

Barry Weinstein

Barry Weinstein

Volatility Markets Newswire

Barry Weinstein was a forex derivatives trader at BlueCrest Capital which was one of the largest hedge funds in Europe and then joined Credit Suisse where he assisted in running one of the largest FX Options portfolios in Europe.

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