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Do you want to trade USD/RUB? How about trading USD/PLN instead?
USD/PLN has a high correlation with USD/RUB on the daily timeframe.
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USD/RUB back to pre-invasion levels; watch USD/PLN and USD/HUF
Eastern European EM pairs may be a good alternative to USD/RUB for the short-term trader.
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Eastern European EMs pullback. Can they continue higher?
If USD/RUB continues moving higher, then given the strong correlations, the Eastern European EMs may move higher with it!
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Can’t trade the Russian Ruble? Look to Eastern European EMs
There are some Eastern European Emerging Market currencies which are highly correlated with USD/RUB.
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Eastern European EMs highly correlated to Ruble
Where can traders turn if they are interested in taking advantage of the move in USD/RUB? They can look west to USD/PLN, USD/HUF and USD/CZK.
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Asian Open: Summit’s up (in the air)
Sentiment took another turn for the worse overnight as the Kremlin is seemingly close to detonating the Biden-Putin summit.
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USD/RUB hit flag target. What’s next?
If the headlines continue to be negative regarding Russia invading Ukraine, it should provide a stronger reason for USD/RUB to move higher.
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Russian Ruble is reeling
With talks between Russia and NATO ending without a resolution, tensions could continue to rise. If that’s the case, it may mean bad news for the Ruble.
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Is USD/RUB ready for a bounce?
USD/RUB has been moving lower, however, the pair bounced off strong support at the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement from the January 2020 lows to the March 2020 highs
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Natural Gas goes nuclear, Russia rides to the rescue…but is it enough?
Today brought a modicum of good news for energy-strapped European nations: Russia has offered to increase natural gas exports to the continent, potentially to record highs...