Volatility alert for 04 Jun 00:00

Be very careful of upcoming volatility because of Canada BoC Interest Rate Decision news event later today. We expect a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 04 Jun 00:00 GMT+10:

The table below summarizes how the volatility of each instrument is expected to change during this news event.

Symbol Normal Movement Range Movement range during CA BoC Interest Rate Decision
USDJPY 28-48 pips 32-53 pips (10.42%)
USDCAD 39-66 pips 114-181 pips (173.28%)

All references to movement sizes are expressed assuming a lot size of 100,000 units (“standard account”).