Volatility alert for 24 Mar 08:30

Due to the Germany Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash news event later today, we are expecting a large increase in volatility on the these instruments following the event release at 24 Mar 08:30:

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 DE Markit Manufacturing PMI Flash
USDCAD 23-38 pips 27-43 pips (11.96%)
GBPUSD 36-58 pips 45-65 pips (12.02%)
EURUSD 24-40 pips 35-53 pips (31.62%)
AUDUSD 19-31 pips 21-36 pips (15.82%)