Comments on: FOMC: Could be risky being long USD https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/ The Professional Source Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: dok https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15339 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:57:05 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15339 just push price above 1.35 Sean! lol

]]> By: sasac https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15326 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:49:29 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15326 Sean, the FOMC meeting today is very much a non-event, no econ projections or press briefing, just a statement which probably won’t say anything new

http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm#18545

]]> By: Sean Lee https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15316 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:39:45 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15316 Come on Dok, you’re a big player, push it through 🙂

]]> By: dok https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15314 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:31:32 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15314 Sean,looks like EUR/USD traders waiting for someone to do something to breach 1.35

]]> By: KC https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15309 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:59:59 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15309 In reply to Sean Lee.

> Thanks Sean 🙂

]]> By: zenfxtrader https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15303 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:41:03 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15303 A look at the history of fx movements around FOMC meeting days over the past few years shows a clear bias towards USD weakening when Bernanke speaks. Just saying.

]]> By: Sean Lee https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15301 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:36:58 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15301 Hi KC, well USD/JPY has already done a huge amount of work whilst I think that USD/CHF will play catch-up big time in coming weeks/months. When risk events like FOMC are happening, I still want the CHF exposure but am worried about USD leg, ergo the CHF/JPY position. I’ve always been more of a cross trader rather than a straight USD trader, and I do tend to over-complicate things from time to time 🙂

]]> By: KC https://fxww.com/fomc-could-be-risky-being-long-usd/#comment-15299 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:29:50 +0000 http://fxww.dreamhosters.com/?p=4992#comment-15299 Hi Sean, may I know why you choose to hedge by shorting USDJPY? That’s effectively shorting CHFJPY, right? Thanks!

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