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Can Tracking Global Money Flow Provide Clues To Stay In The Black?

Published 03/30/2022, 04:16 PM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM
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According to the Bank of International Settlements, the global foreign currency exchange (FX) daily transactional turnover averages $6.6 trillion. At Technical Traders, we track a variety of markets, asset classes and global money flow looking for clues that will help us in our quest for ETF returns. Interestingly when foreign exchange is charted as a benchmark to the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) , we can see that FX has also been in a risk-on environment for the past two years.

Recently we looked at volatility utilizing the CBOE Volatility Index. But there are alternative ways, or tools, that we can use to analyze asset prices.

Global Money Flow Has Been Risk-On

As seen in energy, metals, food commodities and real estate, the recent surge in inflation has also been taking place in foreign exchange. Commodity currencies typically refer to the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars. To a certain extent, the U.S. dollar as well due to its global ranking as one of the top producers of worldwide oil and gas.

Typically, a currency like the Australian dollar will experience global money in-flows in a risk-on environment. Whereas in a risk-off environment, the opposite occurs as money flows out of currencies like the Australian dollar and back into what are considered safe-haven currencies like the Swiss franc, Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar.

Recently money has been re-allocating to different assets as global investors seek returns. The FX markets have also benefited from capital in-flows. Looking at the last two years, beginning from the COVID lows put in on March 2020, we see the SPY went from a 30% loss to early January, where the SPY touched +50%.

Interestingly, AUD/JPY went from -15% to more than +20%, or a total change of 35% during the same timeframe. But how do we utilize this information to determine where we are in the current market cycle? Let’s walk through this process together to see what clues the FX market may have to guide our ETF selection and trading.

AUD/JPY VS. SPY – Daily Chart

AUD/JPY Daily Chart.

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GBP/JPY Reacts To 6-Year Upper Channel Resistance

Based on the historical analysis, the GBP/JPY tends to track the SPY and, therefore, we will do a quick breakdown of the GBPJPY.

Immediately we can see on the following monthly chart that GBP/JPY reacts nicely to its 72-month or six-year upper and lower channel. In 2011, GBP/JPY made a low and turned up at its six-year lower channel.

During the 2015 to 2016 time frame, the GBP/JPY then put in a head-and-shoulders top formation over a 12-month period at the six-year upper channel. It’s important to note that the head of the top was at 166.6% of the GBP/JPY all-time low in the GBP/JPY, and the shoulders were made at the Fibonacci 161.8% of the GBP/JPY all-time low.

The 2016 drop was 17 months down, and the 2017 reaction back up was 17 months up. The 2019-20 drop was 26 months down, and to date, the 2020-21 move back up has just completed 26 months up. Note: indicator includes or counts both the low-month and the high-month in its counts. The main point here is that the GBP/JPY, in its recent past, has been mirroring its previous price wave.

Both 2016 and 2017 lows were made at 50% of the GBP/JPY all-time high. But the 2020 low also turned at the six-year lower channel.

Now, we find GBP/JPY currently reacting to its six-year upper channel after booking a 26-bar (month) rally.

It is important to note that this article is written to give us insights into some alternative research to challenge us to find clues in price. Time will provide confirmation of this research or not, but if the price continues to react at these levels, we may need to consider that market psychology or trend may be beginning to shift.

GBP/JPY – British Pound Vs. Japanese Yen: Monthly Chart:

GBP/JPY Monthly Chart.

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