Volatility alert for 16 Feb 18:00

Due to the United Kingdom Inflation Rate YoY news event later today, we are expecting a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 16 Feb 18:00:

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 GB Inflation Rate YoY
GBPUSD 34-57 pips 49-85 pips (47.52%)

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