Volatility alert for 2023-02-04 00:30

Be very careful of upcoming volatility because of United States Unemployment Rate news event later today. We expect a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 2023-02-04 00:30:

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 US Unemployment Rate
USDCHF 25-42 pips 40-64 pips (51.68%)
EURUSD 28-48 pips 46-73 pips (52.27%)
NZDUSD 23-38 pips 47-74 pips (92.96%)
USDCAD 33-57 pips 78-125 pips (116.56%)

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