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Short CHF/NOK Position Stopped Out,We Close 3M EUR/CHF Put Spread‏

ByDanske Markets
Published 04/24/2013, 08:16 AM
Updated 05/14/2017, 06:45 AM
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Yesterday, our short CHF/NOK position was stopped out at 6.29 with a total loss of 1.78%.

We utilise the recent EUR gain and take an early profit of 0.51% on our sold 3M 1.2400/1.2000 EUR/CHF put spread.

Norwegian krone under pressure
In our quarterly FX publication, we recommended selling the CHF/NOK spot at 6.17 to position for an improvement in Norwegian data and a decline in global tail risks. This should lead to a continuation of flows out of CHF into triple-As, which still offer some carry. While Norwegian numbers have actually improved, the krone been under pressure due to:

1) softer rhetoric from Norges Bank,

2) a drop in commodity prices (not least in oil),

3) increased fears that we could see a significant currency outflow when the NST 470 government bond matures on 15 May

4) general euro strength that has also pushed other EUR/xxx crosses higher.

Hence, both EUR/NOK and CHF/NOK have traded markedly higher over the past couple of weeks. Yesterday CHF/NOK reached the stop loss level at 6.29. While we still expect NOK to perform in the medium to longer term, we acknowledge that near-term risks in both EUR/NOK and CHF/NOK are skewed to the upside. In our opinion, it is too early to position for NOK outperformance, even though Norwegian numbers seem to be improving at the moment.

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