David Rodriguez of DailyFX.com shares a video in which he charts how the forex volatility pullback  could hurt the outlook for the US dollar—a volatility-friendly currency—and he suggests trading counter-trend in dollar pairs.

  • US dollar trades to fresh multi-year highs but posts key bearish reversal
  • Forex volatility prices tumble, hurting outlook for the volatility-friendly USD
  • We favor high-vol strategies in the yen, trading counter-trend in Dollar pairs

The dollar to fresh multi-year peaks in a busy week of trading, but here’s why we think the euro, yen, and others could bounce in the days ahead.

See the video above for the full rundown and the chart and table below for currency-specific outlook.

Forex Volatility Prices Pullback Noticeably Hurting Outlook for US Dollar

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Data source: Bloomberg, DailyFX Calculations
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DailyFX Individual Currency Pair Conditions and Trading Strategy Bias

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Definitions

Volatility Percentile—The higher the number, the more likely we are to see strong movements in price. This number tells us where current implied volatility levels stand in relation to the past 90-days of trading. We have found that implied volatilities tend to remain very high or very low for extended periods of time. As such, it is helpful to know where the current implied volatility level stands in relation to its medium-term range.

Trend —This indicator measures trend intensity by telling us where price stands in relation to its 90-trading day range. A very low number tells us that price is currently at or near 90-day lows, while a higher number tells us that we are near the highs. A value at or near 50% tells us that we are at the middle of the currency pair’s 90-day range.

Range High —90-day closing high.

Range Low —90-day closing low.

Last —Current market price.

Bias —Based on the above criteria, we assign the more likely profitable strategy for any given currency pair. A highly volatile currency pair (volatility percentile very high) suggests that we should look to use breakout strategies. More moderate volatility levels and strong trend values make momentum trades more attractive, while the lowest volume percentile and trend indicator figures make range trading the more attractive strategy.

By David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist, DailyFX.com