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US equity-index futures dropped and the dollar climbed after a breakdown in momentum toward a more peace talks between the US and Iran https://t.co/zmaUASuUkd
US equity-index futures dropped and the dollar climbed after a breakdown in momentum toward a more peace talks between the US and Iran https://t.co/zmaUASuUkd
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has remained at a near-complete halt, with neither Iran nor the US showing any sign of easing their blockades https://t.co/oUcWHYJqpr
避险资金流入带动美元走强,美元指数DXY(衡量美元对一篮子主要货币的强弱指标)上破107关键阻力位,资金寻找更安全的去处。对英镑/美元而言,这种环境意味着下行压力可能加大。交易者可考虑买入看跌期权(put,押注价格下跌的期权)或建立“看跌价差”(bearish put spread:同时买入较高行权价的看跌期权、卖出较低行权价的看跌期权,以降低成本但限制最大盈利),以应对跌破1.3500支撑位的风险。类似情况曾出现在2022年东欧局势升级时,当时美元成为主要避险选择。
对衍生品交易员而言,这更适合采用受益于价格下跌或波动上升的策略。买入EUR/USD看跌期权(Puts,未来在约定价格卖出该货币对的权利)或建立“熊市看跌价差”(bear put spread:同时买入较高执行价看跌期权、卖出较低执行价看跌期权,以降低成本并限定最大亏损/收益)可能是应对进一步下行的方式。芝商所/期权市场常用的Cboe欧元波动率指数(EVZ,用来衡量欧元相关期权隐含波动率,即市场对未来波动的预期)近几日已飙升逾15%,意味着期权“权利金”(期权价格)变得更贵。
截至发稿时,西德州中质原油(WTI)日内上涨1.25%至每桶94.30美元。WTI是美国原油的价格基准(benchmark,用作定价参考的代表性价格),主要在库欣(Cushing,美国俄克拉荷马州的原油交割与储运枢纽)交易与交割;市场常称其为“轻质低硫”(light and sweet,分别指原油密度较低、含硫量较低,通常更容易提炼成汽油等成品油)。