Volatility alert for 17 Feb 11:30

Be very careful of upcoming volatility because of Australia Employment Change news event later today. We expect a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 17 Feb 11:30 GMT+11:

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 AU Employment Change
USDCHF 9-14 pips 11-17 pips (20.60%)
USDJPY 14-24 pips 17-28 pips (17.07%)
AUDUSD 15-24 pips 31-59 pips (140.78%)
NZDUSD 18-27 pips 20-34 pips (22.75%)

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