Crowded US dollar trade getting flushed
- Anticipation about further CNY strength is creating the sense that China will export deflation
- Jittery markets make for a jittery Fed. Market pricing for a Fed Sept hike has fallen to below 40% from 54% a few days ago
- US dollar longs are overcrowded and that exaggerates corrections, especially in a thinner Summer market
- The market doesn't have a handle on what exactly the CNY depreciation will mean so dollar traders are squaring up
- EUR/USD is blowing out stops. Six straight days of gains and a break above the late-July high caught the market offside. Similar story in USD/CHF on the reversal.
None of this is particularly new information compared to this time yesterday but it's a confused market and that's leading to some tail-chasing and exaggerated momentum.
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