Taking stock: Optimising your Q2 strategy
A special report for IG clients on trade flows so far this quarter, where the smart money's headed and how to take advantage of changing sentiment. Angeline Ong catches up with Pete Ward, head of the IG premium client desk.
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Trade flow updates for this quarter
IG's Pete Ward discusses leveraging IG client sentiment versus institutional sentiment from the Commitment of Traders report to inform trading decisions. Key insights include trading strategies on the USD/JPY pair, anticipating Bank of Japan interventions. Institutional investors are currently favouring long positions on the US dollar due to carry trade opportunities and the Fed's aggressive stance. The conversation shifts to gold’s recent upswing and speculative selling by IG clients, despite traditional long positions for portfolio defense.
Different trading sentiments
Furthermore, there's a focus on the quick pivot of retail traders to news compared to the longer-term outlook of institutional investors, with examples including shifting sentiments in US tech stocks and adjustments based on earnings reports and macroeconomic data. The discussion concludes with the increasing interest in individual stocks and options trading among IG clients, highlighting the adaptability and evolving strategies of modern traders.
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