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AUD Signal - March 26, 2013

By Andrew Keene
Andrew Keene spent 10 years as an independent equity options trader on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, during which he spent the majority of his time as a market-maker for over 125 stocks. Andrew currently trades futures, currencies and commodities. When he's not trading, Andrew appears on top business television shows including CNBC's Squawk on the Street, Street Smart on Bloomberg TV and First Business, a show that is syndicated across the United States. Andrew graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Finance with a concentration in Accountancy.

By: Andrew Keene

Last week, the Australian dollar rallied on speculation that the Reserve Bank of Australia would end it's cycle of interest rate reduction. Prompted by the best payroll report in nearly 13 years, the currency shot to a one-month high. Two weeks prior, the Reserve Bank Board announced it had no plans to lower borrowing rates below the current 3.0%. The central bank undertook significant easing measures in 2012 and the second half of 2011, cutting rates by 1.75 percentage points in the period.

The cuts were aimed at a rebalancing of the domestic economy. The mining sector, primarily located in the north and western region, is most sensitive to demand for nearby China, Australia's largest trading partner. While this sector has performed very well, builders and manufacturers to the south and east struggled and led to interest rate easing from the usually conservative RBA.

With the unemployment rate holding at 5.4%, the 71,500 jump in payrolls is attributed to a 65% increase Australia's work force participation rate. This jobs growth occurred in the south and eastern regions as well, an encouraging sign as officials are targeting more balanced regional economies.

Technically, the AUD has crossed the important 1.04 resistance level and could be poised to rally past 1.05.

My Trade: Buy the FXA June 105-106 Call Spread for $0.35
Risk: $35 per a lot
Reward: $65 per 1 lot
Breakeven: $105.35

Greeks of this Trade:
Delta: Long
Gamma: Long
Vega: Long
Theta: Short

Andrew Keene
About Andrew Keene
Andrew Keene spent 10 years as an independent equity options trader on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, during which he spent the majority of his time as a market-maker for over 125 stocks. Andrew currently trades futures, currencies and commodities. When he's not trading, Andrew appears on top business television shows including CNBC's Squawk on the Street, Street Smart on Bloomberg TV and First Business, a show that is syndicated across the United States. Andrew graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Finance with a concentration in Accountancy.
 

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