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USD/HKD will break down from a major support lineThe pair will break down from a major support line, sending the pair lower towards its all-time low. Despite the Federal Reserve retaining its current benchmark interest rate of 0.25% in yesterday’s report, the US dollar is still bound to fall. The catalysts were the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and initial jobless claims reports today, July 30. The largest economy in the world is expected to publish a 34.1% contraction for the second quarter of 2020. If the expectations came close to the actual figure, this will be America’s largest quarterly drop in history. Meanwhile, analysts are expecting the increase from last week’s initial jobless claims report to continue for this week. Aside from that, the increasing tension between the United States and China will also take a toll on the country’s economic performance in the coming months. Trade war’s casualty, Hong Kong, gave a forecast on its Q2 figure at a 0.1% decline.
Short
by Financebroker
The most simple swing/position trade of all time.USDHKD FX:USDHKD has been acting the same since 2007, it is currently at the same bottom which has been a turning point since 2007 as well. Technically speaking this should be a turning point once again. I'm considering starting 10K account and risk 50% of my capital to avoid a margin call if it decides to break it's all time low which it has never done before. I need more opinions on this trade, is there anyone who's sitting on some fundamental information regarding HKD?
Long
by ehgnfx
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HKDUSD Short swing trade with 4 huge R/R possibilitiesThe HKDUSD has NEVER broken and closed above 0.12899 (approx) since 2007 when it was digitized. Therefore, even though history is not guaranteed to predict the future, it seems highly probable that price will fall. This is one idea to set your alarm for. I have set out 4 possible trades with varying R/R all over 5/1. I have defined extremely aggressive ideas here as a heavy short is on the cards. 1) R/R = 5/1 2) R/R = 8/1 3) R/R = 18.33/1 4) R/R = 26/1
Short
by JayStieren
The Hong Kong dollar to US dollar exchange rate remains flatThe pegged currency continues to hold bullish investors on the defensive. The Hong Kong dollar to US dollar exchange rate remains flat near its support line in trading sessions as seen in the chart. It appears that the pair will ultimately inch its way to its declining resistance level in the coming sessions. That will then form a new resistance in the coming weeks. The pair is evidently bearish as the greenback continues to see reds in trading. The earlier attempt of the buck to recover was futile, the 50-day moving average remains well below the dominating 200-day moving average. Bearish investors of the USDHKD pair are quite confident that the pegged currency will maintain its hold despite the ongoing trade tension between Beijing and Washington. Also, the ongoing anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong are doing very little to take away the confidence of bearish investors. The protestors mark their first anniversary of defiance against China yesterday.
Long
by Financebroker
Will Hong Kong abandon the peg against the USD?Will Hong Kong abandon the peg against the USD? The financial hub of Asia, which connects the East to the West has been in the middle of pissing contest between the United States and China, not to mention their domestic struggle between them and China. If protests for autonomy in Hong Kong continue, and President Trump implements drastic foreign policy measures against Hong Kong, extreme capital outflows may ensue, forcing the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to abandon its peg on the U.S. dollar. Could Donald Trump’s election woes force the Peg to break? As the November Election edges nearer, President Donald Trump risks losing the presidency due to his mismanagement of the Coronavirus. David Rocke describes his reopening the American Economy as “gambling for resurrection.” A branch of game theory, which essentially states everything that the President is doing with regards to the Coronavirus is perfectly rational. He has two choices: He does nothing drastic, the death increase, therefore basically ensuring his loss in the election. Or he reopens the economy, maybe squashes the curve, and promotes that it was a success, giving him a higher chance of winning the election. If that doesn’t work, well, he was going to lose the election anyway. As the Jobless claims reached 41 Million yesterday, President Trump is losing the grip on the election. Desperation may be a giant risk for Hong Kong’s peg. However, there is one thing the President has full control over – foreign policy. With a China conference set tomorrow, there a high possibility given his election chances that he implements drastic sanctions against Hong Kong to please his supporters. This is alongside Secretary Pompeo announcing that “It could no longer verify Hong Kong’s autonomy from China,” which gave it special trade exceptions with the U.S. This may put upwards pressure against the Hong Kong Dollar, which is pegged against the USD as the financial instability from the sanctions may cause extreme capital outflows. However, this alone may not cause a capital outflow, nor may the capital outflow force the peg to break. Hong Kong may impose restrictions on capital outflows for the time being. History of the Hong Kong / U.S. Dollar Peg As the financial hub connecting the West to the East, Hong Kong teased investors with its free-flowing capital policies, with a promise of financial stability and consistency. In 1983, the currency was pegged to the USD. This was due tp Concerns regarding the future of Hong Kong after 1997, when the handover of control from the British to China was set to take place. The rate at which the Hong Kong dollar was pegged to the U.S. Dollar has changed over time, however, for the past 37 years, it has remained pegged to the U.S. currency. For the past 12 years since the Great recession, Hong Kong has flourished being the brokers between the East and the West. The pegged currency gave the country stability when it came to trade and investors. However, history shows that pegged currencies are disastrous in extreme conditions. This was the case in the Thai Bhat in 1997 and the Argentinian Peso in 2000. In the case of the Thai Bhat, Thailand was experiencing high levels of growth from 1992 onwards as banks loosened restrictions, causing a lending boom and inflated real estate prices. However, from 1995 onward, growth slowed, with investors increasingly worrying about the returns on their investments. This caused a massive capital outflow out of Thailand, devaluing the Thai Bhat. The government tried to prop up the currency by using its allocated $38B USD foreign reserves. However, in half a year from the start of 1997, their foreign reserves dropped 93% to $2.65B before they stopped the regime. The That Bhat subsequently depreciated against the USD, from 25 to 52 Thai Bhat per $1 USD, effectively abandoning the peg between the Bhat and the USD. Similarly, the Argentinian Peso shared the same fate Argentina’s government was citing the control of inflation as the reason for the currency peg. However, a multitude of socioeconomic factors such as an increase in income inequality and external shocks driving interest rates higher would see Argentina’s growing economy stall. With the Peso pegged to the USD 1:1, there was pressure for Argentina to keep the peg as most of its debt was denominated in U.S. dollars. However, restrictions on withdraws of 1000 Pesos/USD dollars pushed the sitting President, and the Minister of Economy resigned. The new finance minister imposed a new exchange rate of 1.4 to 1 U.S. dollar, however, what sealed the abandoning of the peg was when “pesification” of all the accounts in Argentina – which changed every single dollar that was in USD to Peso. This saw an increase in demand for the U.S. dollar – increasing the exchange rate from 1.4 pesos to 1 USD to around 4 Peso to 1 USD. Currently, 1 U.S. Dollar sits at 68 Argentinian Pesos. – Further reading, “Convertibility Law” What is the Catalyst for Hong Kong? It will require a multitude of events to occur at the same time. The Hong Kong protests, for the most part, have been mainly domestic, with geopolitical parties watching from the sidelines. However, with China putting its foot down and enforcing national security law, the eyes of democracy have caught attention. President Trump stated that “we are not happy with China” with Larry Kudlow stating that China has made a “huge mistake” in passing the national security regarding Hong Kong. Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, assures Hong Kong citizens that the law will not undermine the freedom Hong Kong citizens face. However, she is on the side for the law passing, stating that “regrettably, the current legal system and enforcement mechanism for Hong Kong to safeguard national security are inadequate or even ‘defenseless.’ Despite returning to the Motherland for 23 years, Hong Kong has yet to enact laws to curb acts and activities that seriously undermine national security.” Currently, Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority (HKMA) foreign reserve sits at around $441B U.S. dollar with Hong Kong using the Fed’s repo facility to its full advantage. The HKMA has the goal of pegging the currency between 7.75 – 7.85 HKD for 1 USD, and currently sits around the strong end of the band at 7.752 as the HKMA bolsters the strength of the HKD during the Coronavirus. This may be in anticipation of a devaluing in the currency because of the Coronavirus and domestic tensions. Tensions are slowly picking up, putting pressure on the peg. With the election on the horizon for Trump alongside China taking a strict stance against Hong Kong, fireworks may ensure as both sides battle it out. With Hong Kong directly in the firing line, all eyes are on what President Donald Trump imposes on Hong Kong tomorrow. The HKMA has enough foreign reserves to continue to prop up the HKD, given current circumstances. But the uncertainty with Hong Kong has finally started to settle in – not a feeling you want when your country was built on ensuring certainty and consistency within the Financial Markets. There is a chance that capital in Hong Kong talks themselves into pulling their money out of Hong Kong. If that occurs, the peg on the Hong Kong Dollar may serve the same fate as Thailand in 1997.
by BlackBull_Markets