Dollar Volatility Skew Hints Spot Retreat Will Be Short-Lived

By Vassilis Karamanis, Bloomberg Markets live reporter and strategist

Demand for long exposure in the dollar through options at the back-end of the curve suggests position rebalancing is the main driver of latest spot price action.

Investors were long the greenback in the spot market and at the front-end of the curve until a week ago; BBDXY is now trading at its lowest in more than a month but remains above the April lows

One-month risk reversals stand at 23 basis points, half as much as on April 30; one-year riskies, however, are in consolidation mode and, at 85 basis points, match the average for the past year.

dollar volatility skew hints spot retreat will be short lived

 

Authored by Tyler Durden via ZeroHedge May 16th 2024