What does the data mean to the market?
Higher interest rates are great for the value of the currency. Higher interest rates will create a BUY on ZAR Pairs and vice versa.
We see deviations often. We have seen four deviations since November 2018, which is excellent from a bi-monthly report.
Historic deviations and their outcome
April 2020 - We had a surprise cut of 1.5%, it was unscheduled, and the market wasn't ready to react. We don't have a chart for this, as it's an infrequent scenario.
March 19 2020 A surprise -0.5% cut to the rate, which gave a solid 700 pip move on USDZAR. Awesome move
It's worth noting that the delivery time of this data was 9 mins past the hour.
Check out the price action here:
https://calendarapi.galaxysoftwareinc.com/l/0/aHR0cHM6Ly9jYWxlbmRhci5nYWxheHlzb2Z0d2FyZWluYy5jb20vIy9jaGFydDtpPTA7dD0yMDIwLTEtMjElMjAxMzowOjAwLjA7cz1aQVJKUFk7cj1TMQ
I will use forecasts of:
Interest Rate Decision 3.5
Today's trade plan
If we see a -/+ 0.25 deviation in either direction, then we can expect the market to go into shock. I would target a total move of at least 800 pips which should provide multiple opportunities to enter and bank some nice pips.
Tradable pairs
USDZAR
I hope this helps but please do your own analysis!!
Good luck!!
James Thatcher
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