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Speculators Flipped 103,023 Contracts and the Yen Is Net Long Going Into BOJ Week
For four sessions this desk tracked a yen short of 92,227 contracts and asked what would happen when it was squeezed. Friday's COT answered: a 103,023-contract swing to a net long of 10,796. Tokyo opens the biggest policy week of the month at 153.74 with the crowded side of the trade gone — the Fed on Wednesday at 18:00 UTC and a fully priced Bank of Japan hike on Friday. Why a flat book changes what a priced hike can do to you.
A 98%-Priced BOJ Hike Cannot Explain a 4% Yen Rally — What Tokyo Is Handing London
USD/JPY traded to 153.53 in Asia, the yen's strongest since February and about 4% in six sessions — while a BOJ hike on 18 September is priced at 97–98%. A fully priced event cannot explain the move. Here is what is actually driving it, and what it means for size into the London open.
USD/JPY Breaks 154 Before the BOJ Even Meets — What a Pre-Priced Hike Does to Your System
USD/JPY traded below 154 in Tokyo hours, the yen's strongest level since late February, with a 25bp BOJ hike on 18 September already largely priced. Here is what that leaves to trade, and why a five-month trend filter is the wrong tool this week.