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British Pound Mar '16 (B6H16)

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British Pound Futures Market News and Commentary

Dollar in Defensive Mode Ahead of FOMC Decision

The dollar index (DXY00) today is down by -0.12%.  The dollar is trading defensively ahead of this afternoon’s FOMC decision.  Heightened speculation the Fed will opt to cut the fed funds target range by 50 bp today instead of 25 bp is weighing on the dollar as swap markets show that the odds of a 50 bp rate cut rose to 66% today from 52% last Friday.  The dollar recovered from its worst levels after today’s US housing starts and building permits report rose more than expected, a hawkish factor for Fed policy.

US Aug housing starts rose +9.6% m/m to a 4-month high of 1.356 million, stronger than expectations of 1.318 million.  Aug building permits, a proxy for future construction, rose +4.9% m/m to a 5-month high of 1.475 million, stronger than expectations of 1.410 million.

The markets are discounting the chances at 100% for a -25 bp rate cut at the conclusion of today’s FOMC meeting and at 66% for a -50 bp rate cut at that meeting.

EUR/USD (^EURUSD) today is up b... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
British Pound
Contract Size
GBP 62,500
Tick Size
0.0001 points ($6.25 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 2:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$62,500
Margin/Maintenance
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
03/14/16
Expiration Date
03/14/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

British Pound Mar '16
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
69,944 (-29)
177,222 (-13,706)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
142,072 (-18,701)
51,784 (-911)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
14,985 (-473)
101,280 (-15,686)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
84,328 (-7,906)
68,320 (+732)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
91,103 (-10,827)
34,479 (-2,108)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
698 (-1,095)
4,025 (+874)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.3835 +3.61%
on 02/29/16
1.4535 -1.38%
on 02/16/16
-0.0184 (-1.27%)
since 02/12/16
3-Month
1.3835 +3.61%
on 02/29/16
1.5187 -5.61%
on 12/15/15
-0.0807 (-5.33%)
since 12/14/15
52-Week
1.3835 +3.61%
on 02/29/16
1.5855 -9.59%
on 06/19/15
-0.0375 (-2.55%)
since 03/13/15

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SIZ24 : 30.700 (-0.90%)
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DXY00 : 100.698 (-0.19%)
^EURUSD : 1.11388 (+0.23%)
^USDJPY : 141.507 (-0.63%)
GCZ24 : 2,594.4 (+0.08%)
SIZ24 : 30.700 (-0.90%)
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Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Opinion rating is a Hold. Short term, the outlook is Falling.

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 1.4419
1st Resistance Point 1.4377
Last Price 1.4335s
1st Support Level 1.4305
2nd Support Level 1.4275
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 1.5855
Fibonacci 61.8% 1.5083
Fibonacci 50% 1.4845
Fibonacci 38.2% 1.4607
Last Price 1.4335s
52-Week Low 1.3835

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