ERZ5 98.37/98.50cs vs 97.62/97.50ps, bought the cs for 1.5 in 5k.
US TSY FUTURES: BLOCK: March'25 5Y Sale
Feb-05 13:12
-5,000 FVJ5 106-24, sell through 106-24.25 post time bid at 0708:00ET, DV01 $198,000. The 5Y contract trades 106-25.25 last (+7) heading into the ADP employ data.
JPY: Expanded Downside Range Raises Likelihood of Test on Dec Low
Feb-05 13:09
We noted this morning that the convincing break of support in USD/JPY has expanded the near-term downside range. The 152.55 Fib has held at first asking, with more meaningful support below at 151.81, the Dec 12 low.
As a result, the front-end of the USD/JPY risk reversals curve has shifted lower, with the 3-month tenor touching 1.5 points in favour of puts for the first time since mid-November.
This shift, alongside the build in Sept'25 BoJ rate hike expectations (now almost fully priced, up from ~50% priced at end-January) has pressed higher the implied odds of USD/JPY touching early December lows of 148.65 before the end of March, now standing at 1-in-2 from 1-in-3 at the end of last week.
This contract captures both the next Fed and BoJ decisions (March 19th) as well as the proposed, delayed installation of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports.