Bitcoin prices experienced pressure, declining below $90,000. Expectations are on the Fed and BoC meetings amid political concerns.<\/p>\n
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The suspected intervention from Japan’s Ministry of Finance is creating a classic short squeeze in the yen. CFTC data shows net short positions are still massive at -\u00a544.8K, meaning a huge pool of traders is being forced to buy back yen and sell dollars. We saw this exact playbook back in late 2022, when Japan last stepped in to defend its currency, causing similar sharp, sudden moves.<\/p>\n
This environment screams volatility, so we should be looking at options to define risk and manage premium costs. With the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) having shed over 4% in the last month to trade near 98.50, buying put options on the dollar or call options on the euro and pound has been the winning trade. Given that implied volatility is now spiking, constructing call or put spreads can offer a cheaper way to maintain a position on this trend.<\/p>\n
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